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US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with obliteration of its major power plants and civilizational ruin, but ultimately dialed back those threats

Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words

Mourners and students at Small Heaven School in Chitwan light candles after the death of mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his companions in an avalanche in Pakistan

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At Nepal school, outpouring of grief for climber Nirmal Purja

When rogue AI launches a cyberattack, who is legally responsible?

03 August 2026

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

01 August 2026

Forever chemicals and pesticides under Trump: What to know

01 August 2026

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's North Africa enclave

01 August 2026

Jet Propulsion Laboratory team members react to high-definition cat video sent from a spaceship 19 million miles away

The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space

19 December 2023

The opposition joined forces to strike down Macron's immigration bill

France seeks to break deadlock over immigration law

19 December 2023

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Trends that defined 2023 and likely trends for 2024

19 December 2023

Drones are part of an increasingly sophisticated arsenal used by scientists to understand forests and their role in the battle against climate change

Drones help solve forest carbon capture riddle

18 December 2023

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18 December 2023

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Robert Sobukwe's grave has been desecrated again

02 August 2026

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‘There can be no excuse’ – Breytenbach on Andrea Johnson misleading Parliament

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