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Burnham says he wants to 'repair bridges' between Ukraine and US
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Netanyahu warns again of Israel’s ‘enemies’ planning an attack before elections.
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Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’
Pontiff has begun walking in his hospital room and is eating normally after operation to remove growth, doctors say Pope Leo’s recovery from a lung cancer operation is progressing as planned, his doctors have said, as the pontiff received good wishes from around the world, including a letter from Britain’s King Charles. Leo, who had a cancerous mass removed from his right lung late on Tuesday , began walking in his hospital room after respiratory therapy on Wednesday. He was eating normally, his doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritoria said in a statement issued by the Vatican. Continue reading...

What we know about the deadly Six Flags rollercoaster incident in Georgia
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died on Monday after police say he was ejected from a ride at an amusement park.

Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year
Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate Europe’s highest peak shrank by more than a metre last year, data has shown. Mont Blanc in France now stands 4,807.47 metres above sea level, a team of surveyors from the Haute-Savoie regional department said on Wednesday, putting “the roof of Europe” 1.29 metres lower than in 2025. Continue reading...