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Poland will bid to host the Olympic Games in 2040 or 2044, the country's prime minister Donald Tusk has announced. The nation has never hosted an Olympics before. It was unsuccessful in its bids for the Winter Games in 2006 and 2022. "I dedicate this decision to the 10, 12...

Poland to bid for Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044

Becky Anderson speaks with the former Prime Minister of Sweden and Co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Carl Bildt, about what the Ukrainian incursion into Russia means for the war and for further Ukrainian aid.

Former Swedish Prime Minister says Kursk invasion has changed entire political picture

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 A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on Ukraine. Poland, like Germany, France and most other European nations, is a staunch ally of Ukraine while Hungary’s populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is widely considered to have the warmest relations with the Kremlin among all EU leaders.The Polish government has been openly critical of Hungary for its stance. The spat erupted when Orbán lashed out at Poland over the weekend. “The Poles are pursuing the most sanctimonious and...

A diplomatic spat erupts between Hungary and Poland over conflicting views on Russia

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Health officials have warned travellers visiting South America to be “vigilant” after cases of a virus originating in sloths were reported in tourists returning to Europe for the first time.The imported cases of Oropouche virus (OROV), most commonly found in South America and the Caribbean, were diagnosed in travellers who had recently visited Cuba, with one Italian patient diagnosed after visiting northern Brazil.As of 1 August 2024, there were 8,078 confirmed cases of Oropouche fever in the region – reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, according to The Lancet.Travel-associated cases of imported OROV disease in Europe reached 19 at the...

Travellers to South America and the Caribbean warned to take protective measures against sloth borne virus

Thousands of people, including doctors and paramedics, are marching through various Indian cities to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital last week

Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital

Majid Novsarka, otherwise known as Majid Freeman, was described in court as a ‘political activist’.

Man appears in court on terror charges over Charlie Hebdo posts

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Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan and swimmer Jack McMillan will take part in a celebration in Newtownards on Friday evening.

Olympic gold medallists to be honoured in Co Down

 Sam Reardon, who has been dubbed “the accidental Olympian”, has recalled watching the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on TV at home before winning two bronze medals.The Team GB 400m relay runner explained that he received a phone call the day after the opening ceremony inviting him to the Games after someone else pulled out.“I put the phone down and screamed out ‘I’m an Olympian,’” Reardon told Good Morning Britain on Friday 16 August.He left Paris with two bronze medals after competing in the men’s 4x400m relay and the Mixed 4x400m relay.

‘Accidental’ Olympian watched Paris opening ceremony at home before winning two medals

She insisted on keeping Louis Vuitton bag next to her on seat

Woman kicked off flight for refusing to stow designer handbag under seat

Kim Dotcom faces 55 years in jail if convited in the US on all charges

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to US

The AA said the average price of a litre of the fuel was 143.0p this week.

Petrol prices at lowest level since February

Rex William Henry Clark, 18, and Sofija Vinogradova, 19, have been charged with preparation of terrorist acts.

Two teenagers appear in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been described as ‘political pawns’

Royal news – live: Harry and Meghan’s ‘immense’ Colombia security revealed as Kate’s recovery timeline emerges

Some protesters attempted to block the northbound carriageway of the M275 motorway,

Pictures released on suspects over road-block protest in Portsmouth

 Donald Trump is said to have turned to his teenage son Barron and his influencer best friend Bo Loudon in a bid to beat Vice President Kamala Harris in drawing in Gen Z voters.Since stepping up to top the Democratic party’s ticket last month, 59-year-old Harris has quickly found favor with a young electorate.Popstar Charli XCX, 31, declared that “Kamala is brat” – a term the singer said she coined to represent someone who keeps “a pack of cigs, a Bic lighter and a strappy white top with no bra.”Harris has also inspired numerous memes and fandom through her...

Trump turns to teen son Barron and his influencer best friend to try to rival Harris’s ‘brat’ Gen Z appeal

Catania Airport has advised passengers to ‘check the status of their flight with the airline‘

Sicily’s busiest airport reopens after Mount Etna eruption cancelled flights

Israeli leader have roundly condemned a settler attack that killed one Palestinian and torched homes and cars in the occupied West Bank

Settler rampage in West Bank sparks rare condemnation from Israeli leaders

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time

Prime Minister Tusk says Poland will strive to host Summer Olympics in 2040 or 2044

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