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UK election votes expected to deliver Labour landslide, knock out PM Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives
Britons were voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to power, after 14 years of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives.
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Ruins of ancient garden likely owned by Emperor Caligula uncovered near Vatican
Archaeological excavations near the Vatican uncovered the remains of an ancient garden overlooking the right bank of the Tiber River that was likely owned by Roman Emperor Caligula, Italy’s culture ministry said...
UK general election exit poll finds Keir Starmer's Labour Party will prevail in landslide victory after 14 years of Conservatives in power
Britain's center-left Labour Party is poised for a landslide victory over the Conservative Party which has ruled the country for the last 14 years.
Ex-Brazilian President Bolsonaro indicted for money laundering, criminal association, sources say
Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds he received from Saudi Arabia.
Blind shark that lives for up to 500 years reveals new secrets that could lead to humans living longer
The elusive Greenland shark — long marveled for its baffling extreme longevity — does not suffer a significant drop in its muscle's metabolic rate as it ages, according to fresh...
Suspect in attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister now faces terror charges
The suspect in the attempted assassination in May of Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, is now facing terror charges as part of an investigation by authorities.
'She-Hulk' star blasts law requiring parental approval of students' preferred pronouns: 'Absurd'
"That isn’t a parent’s place – it’s an overreach. It’s an overreach on the part of the provincial government to legislate that. It’s absurd," "She-Hulk" star Tatiana Maslany added.
An American swims in Paris’ Seine River before the Olympics despite contamination concerns
A 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Seine River on Thursday, braving the murky waters in central Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July and highlight the French...
Teacher who had sex with two students -- and got pregnant by one -- cries at sentencing: 'Breathtaking arrogance'
Disgraced 30-year-old Rebecca Joynes, a former gymnast, said she was lonely after a long-term relationship ended during COVID in trying to explain away her sick actions -- which included buying...
Brain-eating amoeba kills teen after he went swimming in contaminated water — third death in 2 months
The condition is fatal 97% of the time, with deaths usually occurring less than a week after the onset of initial symptoms.
France's gov spokesperson attacked on the campaign trail just days before decisive election
Thevenot, a candidate for the centrist Ensemble alliance led by President Emmanuel Macron, her deputy and a party activist were putting up election posters near Paris on Wednesday night when...
US citizen adopted from Russia gets 12.5 years in prison after he went back to look for his birth mother
Robert Woodland, a US citizen who was arrested on drug charges in Moscow, was convicted and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Thursday.
Ukraine’s army retreats from positions as Russia gets closer to seizing strategically important town
Ukraine’s army has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a town that has been reduced to rubble under a monthslong Russian assault, a military spokesperson said.
Dramatic video shows moment British Tinder rape suspect is arrested after he faked his death and went on the run
James Clacher, 55, was hanging upside down from public gym equipment on a Costa del Sol beach in Spain when two undercover police officers posing as tourists swooped in on...
OnlyFans and TikTok star Mikaela Testa rushed to hospital over 'water fast'
An Australian OnlyFans and TikTok star was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis after attempting a "water fast from Reddit."
Deadly Hurricane Beryl heads toward Mexico after slamming Jamaica, Cayman islands
The Cayman Islands are now feeling the fury of deadly Hurricane Beryl after the monster storm brought destructive winds and life-threatening storm surge flooding to Jamaica.
Netanyahu tells Biden he sent negotiators to finalize cease-fire deal with Hamas
A US official familiar with the matter calling the proposal "constructive," but in need of more work.
Divers discover 'hidden treasures' during expedition to eerie 2,000-year-old shipwreck
Archaeologists recently plunged into the Mediterranean Sea to investigate a shipwreck site that dates back over 2,000 years.
Nasty brawl erupts on golf course after one group kept shooting balls at the other: video
A nasty brawl erupted between two groups of golfers on a Canadian course Saturday after one kept shooting toward the other, nearly pelting them with their...
Tuscany is giving people money to relocate to small population towns
Tuscany is looking to boost the populations of dozens of small towns in the central Italian region by helping people buy homes to live there long-term.
Israeli strike kills a senior Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon
An Israeli strike killed one of Hezbollah's top commanders in south Lebanon on Wednesday, two security sources in Lebanon said.