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South Korean military fire at North Korean soldiers ‘crossing demarcation line’

Around 10 North Korean soldiers violated the military line – but returned after warning shots were fired, South Korea's military says.

‘Unstoppable force’ of solar power propels world to 40% clean electricity, report finds

Solar power has doubled in just three years, according to thinktank Ember, but rising electricity demand from air conditioning, AI and electric vehicles means electricity from fossil fuel sources still grew.

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What China could do next as Trump’s tariff war ramps up

If the US does indeed impose this extra 50% tomorrow, what could, or would China do next? It has said it will “fight to the end” but what does that mean?

Zelenskyy confirms for first time Ukraine forces active in Russia’s Belgorod region

Ukraine's president says his forces are continuing “active operations in the enemy's border areas” – adding it is “absolutely justified… to protect our land and our communities”.
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Ukraine now says its troops are operating in Russia's Belgorod region, as well as Kursk

At least 33 die in floods in Democratic Republic of Congo

Most of the deaths were down to walls that collapsed under the deluge after heavy rains, that began last week and caused the Ndjili River to overflow.
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Kinshasa. Pic: AP

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March hottest on record in Europe – with warnings of ‘harsher heat waves and wildfires’ this summer

March was not just warmer than average, it was a lot warmer, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service has found.
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Maps show how much hotter than average Europe was in March (R), and how much rainfall varied across the continent (L). Pic: Copernicus/ECMWF

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View of the Sau reservoir, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, in Vilanova de Sau, Spain, on Monday, 24 March, 2025. Pic: AP

Wolf extinct for 10,000 years brought back to life, researchers claim – but is it true?

Colossal Biosciences claims to have “de-extincted” dire wolves by creating three pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi. But has genetic engineering really led to a rebirth of dire wolves, a species last seen more than 10,000 years ago?
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One of the 'dire wolf' pups. Pic: Colossal Biosciences /X

Iran denies ‘direct talks’ with US over its nuclear programme

Iran has previously pushed back against Donald Trump's demand that it enter direct negotiations, but the US president has now said discussions “at almost the highest level” have begun.
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visits nuclear centrifuges in Tehran. Pic: Reuters

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Pic: Reuters

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Mr Trump welcoming Mr Netanyahu to the White House. Pic: AP

MP deported from Israel accuses it of ‘control and censorship’

“No state, however powerful, should be beyond criticism,” says Abtisam Mohamed, who was visiting the West Bank along with fellow Labour MP Yuan Yang to learn about the work of humanitarian aid projects.
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Abtisam Mohamed (left) and Yuan Yang (right). Pics: House of Commons/Yuan Yang/X

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Chris Doyle, director of Caabu, which organised the trip Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were on when Israel denied them entry

Israeli troops opened fire on ambulances because of ‘perceived threat’, preliminary IDF investigation says

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has demanded an independent investigation into the “atrocious” deaths of the aid workers.