El Niño 'supersized' as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warns
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Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says
Almost half of people in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not translate into a better quality of life with a "stark" North-South divide in the spending power of households, a new report finds.
USS Abraham Lincoln: US sailors unwind in Thailand by shopping and bar-hopping
US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage
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ByJonathan Head
South East Asia correspondentReporting fromPattaya, Thailand
Hundreds of firms clamoring to get into new website to study salvaged Russian weapons
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Matthew Loh
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Powerful storm hits Canada’s Toronto, cutting power to tens of thousands
Thunderstorm also causes severe flooding and forces flight cancellations at Pearson airport.
A powerful thunderstorm has hit Canada’s largest city, Toronto, damaging buildings, closing roads and cutting power to tens of thousands of residents.
Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
A drop in small boats illegally reaching the UK is forcing people smuggling gangs to adopt new tactics, a BBC investigation has found.
And there are claims of more "mega-dinghies" being prepared, of the type seen arriving on UK shores in recent weeks.
Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days
The New South Wales police minister denies that gang violence is out of control in the state, despite two people being shot dead in suspected cases of mistaken identity in as many days.
US Open 2026 results: Carlos Alcaraz fights back to beat Jaime Faria as injury comeback in New York continues
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz avoided the prospect of an early US Open exit by fighting back from a set down against Portugal's Jaime Faria.
Alcaraz, 23, needed time to find his rhythm in the second-round contest as he continues to make his comeback from a long-term wrist injury.
US’s Chevron, Italy’s Eni to expand oil projects in Venezuela
Chevron and several other global energy companies have signed multibillion-dollar deals to boost Venezuela’s oil output at a ceremony in Caracas, overseen by interim President Delcy Rodriguez and United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Burning Man 2026: Satellite images show how the Nevada desert transforms into Black Rock City
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Katherine Li
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