Saturday, 5 July 2025

Footballers and family lay flowers at funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva

Jota, 28, was laid to rest alongside his brother, Silva, 25, after they died in a car crash on Thursday.

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US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Militants threw grenades at an aid centre in Khan Younis, the controversial relief organisation says.

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Diogo Jota and André Silva's funeral held in Portugal

The community in Gondomar grieves after the deaths of Liverpool star Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva.

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Australian PM vows 'full force of law' after arson attack at synagogue

“Antisemitism has no place in Australia,” Anthony Albanese said after the latest in a string of attacks.

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Friday, 4 July 2025

BBC on French beach as police slash migrant 'taxi-boat' heading to UK

Images of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel are "a significant moment and we welcome this action", the UK prime minister's spokesman says.

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Akon's futuristic $6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told

Something more realistic will replace ambitious plans dreamt up by singer Akon, officials tell the BBC.

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BBC on French beach as police slash migrant 'taxi-boat' heading to UK

The BBC's Andrew Harding saw French gendarmes using knives to slash an inflatable small boat, packed with men, women and children.

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