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Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remainsThe law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.3 hrs agoAsia

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Getty ImagesPrincess Aiko, the only child of the current emperor, is still not eligible to succeed the throneThe Japanese parliament…

School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.19 mins agoAfrica

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Uganda Police Force/XThe bus was carrying pupils on a field trip when the accident occurred At least 20 schoolchildren and…

Philippines condemns Chinese media depicting it as monkey in AI videoChina Daily posted a video of a monkey being forced to sing its claims to the South China Sea.2 hrs agoAsia

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Getty ImagesAt the centre of tensions between Manila and Beijing are the Spratly Islands and Scarborough ShoalThe Philippines has condemned…

Trump alleges 'shocking vulnerabilities' in US election security ahead of midtermsThe president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.30 mins ago

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EPAUS President Donald Trump has delivered a primetime address in which he accused China of interfering in the 2020 election…

Weekly quiz: What name did scientists give this $50m dinosaur?How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?10 hrs agoUS & Canada

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This week, Sir Keir Starmer took part in his last Prime Minister’s Questions as he prepared to hand over the…

What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impactWildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke. 10 hrs agoUS & Canada

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Cole Burston/ AFP/Getty ImagesWildfire smoke is expected to continue affecting air quality in Toronto and US cities throughout the weekCities…

Kit Connor and Joe Locke: 'Making a film like Heartstopper will forever be important'The Netflix movie brings Alice Oseman's popular screen adaptation to a conclusion. 59 mins agoCulture

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NetflixKit Connor (left) and Joe Locke (right) have played Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring in Heartstopper since 2022Heartstopper has been…

I wouldn't marry him until he paid off his debt, now I'm in charge of our moneySarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says managing it falls to her.37 mins agoBusiness

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Sarah ReeveSarah and Lee have been together for 25 years and have always had a joint bank account When Sarah…

As heatwaves strike, Europeans turn to prized Chinese air-conditionerPreviously little-known in Europe, the Midea PortaSplit has become a household name this summer.48 mins agoWorld

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Getty ImagesRecent heatwaves have brought Europe to a turning point with air-conditionersSteven Scholtysek, 36, is no stranger to Europe’s heatwaves.…

Ten unheard tracks from David Bowie's early career to be releasedThe previously unheard tracks from the 1960s were recorded when Bowie went by the stage name Davie Jones.12 hrs agoCulture

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Getty ImagesDavid Bowie, pictured around 1966, was known as Davie Jones in the earlier part of his music careerTen unreleased…

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Pakistan restricts international media reportingAnyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.6 hrs agoAsia

UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since MarchVolker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.1 hr agoMiddle East

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.3 hrs agoUS & Canada

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Japan relaxes royal succession rules – but ban on female emperors remainsThe law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.3 hrs agoAsia

School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda Dozens others, including school staff, were injured in the crash, suspected to have been caused by a mechanical fault.19 mins agoAfrica

Philippines condemns Chinese media depicting it as monkey in AI videoChina Daily posted a video of a monkey being forced to sing its claims to the South China Sea.2 hrs agoAsia

Trump alleges 'shocking vulnerabilities' in US election security ahead of midtermsThe president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.30 mins ago

Weekly quiz: What name did scientists give this $50m dinosaur?How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?10 hrs agoUS & Canada

What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impactWildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke. 10 hrs agoUS & Canada

Kit Connor and Joe Locke: 'Making a film like Heartstopper will forever be important'The Netflix movie brings Alice Oseman's popular screen adaptation to a conclusion. 59 mins agoCulture

I wouldn't marry him until he paid off his debt, now I'm in charge of our moneySarah and her husband have shared one account for 25 years, but she says managing it falls to her.37 mins agoBusiness

As heatwaves strike, Europeans turn to prized Chinese air-conditionerPreviously little-known in Europe, the Midea PortaSplit has become a household name this summer.48 mins agoWorld

Ten unheard tracks from David Bowie's early career to be releasedThe previously unheard tracks from the 1960s were recorded when Bowie went by the stage name Davie Jones.12 hrs agoCulture

Pakistan restricts international media reportingAnyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.6 hrs agoAsia

UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since MarchVolker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.1 hr agoMiddle East

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.3 hrs agoUS & Canada

Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police sayThe drone was found in the cargo area near a Ukrainian aircraft before another suspected object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.15 mins agoEurope

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Pakistan restricts international media reportingAnyone working for foreign media, including Pakistanis, will now need permission to report from anywhere outside three major cities.6 hrs agoAsia

UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since MarchVolker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.1 hr agoMiddle East

What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.3 hrs agoUS & Canada

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