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Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsLocal NewsFind another way of cooling off: Rescue crews urge people not to jump off cliffs ahead of heat wave this weekend.Published Jul 05, 2024  •  Last updated 9 minutes ago  •  5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.File photo of Lynn Creek in North…

Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to rebuild the country in his inaugural speech, saying "the work of change begins immediately." Starmer was appointed by King Charles on Friday following the Labour Party's landslide victory in Thursday's general election. Starmer said in his…

Spain defeated Germany 2-1 in the quarter-finals of "EURO 2024" in a spectacular competition for 120 minutes. However, the result could have been different if the English referee, Anthony Taylor, would have given Germany a penalty , but he didn't. Xhamal Musiala's shot from outside the area hit Mark Kukureja's left hand on the way to the…

CANBERRA, Australia: Pro-Palestine protesters scaled the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, unfurling banners proclaiming “Palestine will be free” and accusing Israel of war crimes, according to TV footage. Clad in dark attire, the demonstrators displayed black banners with messages including “from the…

One of the worst heat waves on record for the western United States is set to peak between the weekend and early next weak, bringing a brutal, enduring spell of high temperatures to the Southwest, much of California and parts of the Pacific Northwest.“Numerous climate sites face high probabilities of breaking daily as well as all-time…

Count Binface, Elmo and a man wearing a balaclava with a baked-beans print have all had their extremely brief moments in the sun in this British election.As has long been the tradition in Britain, the elections include various joke candidates who often run against prominent politicians. While obviously a bit of comic relief during a serious…

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Friday to defend the "territorial integrity" of Tajikistan as he announced a boost to diplomatic relations with the neighbouring country on a rare visit.Xi arrived in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, Thursday night from Kazakhstan following a gathering of leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…

(Getty Images)Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Euro 2024’s second quarter-final is another blockbuster tie which pits 2018 World Cup winners France against 2016 European Champions Portugal. Didier Deschamps’ men have managed to reach…

When the White House scheduled next week’s NATO “Washington Summit,” marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance’s founding, to take place just days before the Republican National Convention, it could not have predicted it would end up coinciding with this much turbulence in domestic politics. President Biden will participate in a series of…

Next week, several heads of state and ministers of defense will gather in Washington, D.C., for the 2024 NATO Summit. The three-day gathering will “address the challenges facing the Alliance” and discuss how to “further strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence” in the 21st century. At the top of the agenda will be NATO’s deterrence and defense…