A further 77 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, health officials have said.
Ukraine’s defence minister has claimed the “Third World War has already started”, warning that if his nation falls to Russia, other European countries will too. Oleksiy Reznikov also urged the West not to be afraid to “escalate” sanctions imposed on Moscow. “Absolutely honestly, the Third World War was started on 24 February this year,” Mr Reznikov said.
Activists gathered outside the Russian consulate in New York City on Wednesday, June 29, holding a vigil ahead of the trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner, which was due to begin in Russia on Friday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17 after Russian officials said they had found vape cartridges bearing traces of hash oil in her luggage. She had been in Russia to play for a team during the WNBA’s off-season.Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Griner’s trial would begin on July 1. Its report was accompanied by video showing Griner at a Khimki city court, near Moscow, for a preliminary hearing. She did not speak in the footage.Footage posted by Ben Von Klemperer showed speaker Tamika Mallory, from campaign group Until Freedom, speaking to the crowd outside the consulate.“We demand that America is responsible for bringing Brittney Griner home no matter what we have to do,” she can be heard saying as the crowd applauds. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful
Nelson Piquet has apologised "wholeheartedly" to Lewis Hamilton - but "strongly condemns any suggestion" the expression he used when referring to the F1 ace during an interview was intentionally racially offensive. The three-time world champion - who is the father of Max Verstappen's partner, Kelly Piquet - used a racial slur in Portuguese when discussing a collision between Hamilton and Verstappen during the 2021 British GP on a Brazilian podcast last November.
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Indian Security forces destroyed an alleged terrorist hideout in Bandipora on June 29. The forces arrested Mehboob ul Inam, an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in Bandipora's Nadihal area, and recovered a large cache of arms from him. Based on revelations they blew up the alleged terrorist hideout in the Nadihal area.
Climate protesters have glued themselves to the frame of a painting in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and spray-painted their logo on the walls and floor of the building.
Limiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’
Survivors of yesterday's missile strike on a shopping centre in central Ukraine have described to ITV News how they crawled through flames to safety. At least 20 others did not make it out alive. That figure could more than double. Over 30 people are still missing. For one mother whose daughter has disappeared without trace, the not knowing is unbearable. Russia insists it was targetting a nearby store of weapons and ammunition in Kremenchuk - not the shopping centre.
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Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall said fuel bills will have a significant impact on costs.
The findings could ultimately pave the way for new treatments of the disease, the researchers suggest.
Survivors and relatives of the victims of the November 2015 terror attacks responded to Wednesday's guilty verdicts with a mixture of emotions, mostly relief.
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A driver pulled over for an expired MOT was found to have drugs in his system and subsequently arrested.
New version of the legendary cross-continental train is being launched by Accor hotel group
Air New Zealand adds new designs for economy bunk beds.Source: Skynest Broll
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn into the United States Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, making her the first black female justice to serve on the nation’s highest court.Jackson is replacing Justice Stephen Breyer, who retired after nearly 28 years of service. Jackson joins Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor as a liberal member of the court.This footage, taken in the West Conference Room of the United States Supreme Court, shows Jackson being sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Stephen Breyer during a brief ceremony. Credit: Supreme Court of the United States via Storyful
Sir Cliff Richard says it is a “shame” that Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have been knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon. The singer and tennis fan is attending matches at All England Lawn Tennis Club today.
Mr Ecclestone, speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, described the Russian president as a ‘first-class person’.
Natalie McGarry was convicted of taking a total of £24,635 from two pro-independence groups.
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