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Published on 27/07/2026 – 6:49 GMT+2•Updated 6:50 A flash flood caused by heavy rain struck a tourist site in northwestern China on Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring 23, according to reports on state-run broadcasters. “A mountain torrent triggered by short-term heavy rainfall at a scenic spot in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, trapped some campers” at the location in Gansu Province, state broadcaster CCTV said. An earlier report by CCTV identified the location of the flash flood as the Shuangshimen Scenic Area in the rugged, mountainous stretches of southern Gansu – roughly 1,200 kilometres southwest of the capital Beijing. Shuangshimen…
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Rigby was a popular City minister for almost a year before being promoted a couple of months ago under Keir Starmer’s government. Her return to the role has been particularly welcomed by the financial services industry, with hopes she will see through reforms put forward under Reeves, including controversial changes to the financial ombudsman. Rigby comes back with a pay bump, as her role as economic secretary to the Treasury now falls under the higher bracket as a minister of state under Burnham’s government, a roughly £10,000 difference from its previous classification as a parliamentary secretary. That pay rise sends…
Faced with a parliamentary inquiry into a financial scandal, Farage stunned Westminster by resigning as a member of parliament for his constituency in Clacton, then immediately announcing he would run in the resulting by-election. The aim was to present the race as a chance for voters — and not parliament — to judge the allegations, but Farage’s strategy quickly unraveled. Rather than take the bait, the country’s main political parties dismissed the exercise as a political stunt and declined to contest the Reform leader’s seat, leaving him to campaign in an increasingly surreal contest against Britain’s fringe candidates. Chief among…
Moulin Rouge dancers took to the streets of Paris to perform the iconic French cancan as crowds gathered for the final stage of the Tour de France. The performance outside the famous cabaret drew spectators waiting for the cyclists to pass, adding a touch of French tradition to the race finale. Dancer Millie Dang, who is from Australia, said watching the Tour de France in person was a dream come true after growing up following the race on television, adding that the riders’ speed is even more impressive in real life than it appears on screen.
His victory had been expected, but the achievement is still extraordinary: Tadej Pogačar claimed his fifth Tour de France title in Paris on Sunday, winning the overall classification by 6 min 26 sec ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel. His UAE Team Emirates XRG team-mate, 22-year-old Mexican Isaac del Toro, took third place in what was his very first Tour de France. Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the final stage after a breathtaking last lap of the circuit on the Champs-Élysées. His team-mate, Belgian Jasper Philipsen, and the Dane Mads Pedersen completed the podium. Pogačar joins legends Eddy Merckx, Miguel…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said his country “appreciated” Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev after he suggested to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine and revive what he called the “Istanbul 2.0” format, in a face to face meeting in Omsk. “Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict and return to the Istanbul Formula 2.0, because significant results were achieved there. Then, under guarantees from the great powers, including Russia, we could move toward the long-awaited peace,” Tokayev told Putin during the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Omsk on Saturday. In a post on X, Ukrainian Foreign…
Pour les automobilistes, ils proposaient de neutraliser l’effet sur le prix à la pompe en diminuant d’autant les taxes (ce qui impliquait de réviser la taxe régulièrement). Pour les bâtiments, seuls les ménages modestes auraient été compensés via une augmentation du chèque énergie. Une compensation insuffisante aux yeux de Valérie Létard, ministre du Logement à l’époque. “A partir de quand on est modeste ou on ne l’est plus ? On parle de millions de personnes affectées”, interroge-t-elle, sollicitée par POLITICO. Si elle ne se souvient pas avoir été sollicitée sur ce courrier, Valérie Létard se rappelle avoir alerté. “Bien sûr,…
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for the removal of all sanctions on Syria as he concluded a two-day visit to the country on Sunday. During his visit, Guterres met senior officials including President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and the speaker of the new transitional parliament which held its first session this month. Also in Damascus, he met members of the UN peacekeeping force deployed in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, as well as representatives of Syria’s civil society, diverse communities, women and young people. He also visited Sednaya prison near the capital, Syria’s most notoriously brutal facility…