| | | | | Breaking News | | Six children are among eight people trapped in a cable car, dangling 274m (900 ft) over a valley in Pakistan, after a cable snapped. See the latest dramatic images from the scene. | | |
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| | | While US President Joe Biden has been speaking for the nation about the devastation in Hawaii, his predecessor and rival Donald Trump is addressing his own problems at home. But, as our special correspondent Katty Kay explains, their respective poll ratings aren't travelling in the directions you might expect. Meanwhile, if you need some light relief, scroll down for our timed quiz and the Edinburgh Fringe's funniest joke. |
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| | | | Top of the agenda | | Biden tours 'overwhelming' fire damage | | | | Mr Biden had faced criticism for an early response of "no comment" when asked about the death toll. Credit: Reuters |
| | While local and federal agencies have come under fire for their response to the deadly fires that tore through Hawaii, Joe Biden has been criticised by Republicans for going on holiday. Now, 13 days after a blaze destroyed the town of Lahaina, the US president and First Lady Jill Biden have been surveying the charred ruins. After taking an aerial tour, Mr Biden described the devastation as “overwhelming”. The president, who the White House said had delayed his trip to avoid distracting from recovery operations, promised support to rebuild communities, saying: “For as long as it takes, we’re going to be with you.” At least 114 people are confirmed to have died, with an estimated 850 more still missing. “The nation grieves with you,” Mr Biden told survivors. | | | | |
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| | | | | | World headlines | | • | Trump arrest: Donald Trump says he’ll turn himself in to a Georgia court on Thursday to face election interference charges. But, as our US special correspondent Katty Kay sees it, bad news is good news for the ex-president – for now. | | • | Wagner chief: A first video since his failed mutiny in Russia suggests mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Africa. Meanwhile, from a summit in South Africa, Andrew Harding sees the West losing influence on the continent to Russia and China. | | • | Ex-leader jailed: Thailand's former PM (and one-time Manchester City owner) Thaksin Shinawatra enjoyed a hero's return after 15 years in exile - then was promptly sent to jail, as South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports, from Bangkok. | | • | Canada spat: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused Facebook of putting "profits ahead of people's safety", after it blocked news amid devastating wildfires in the country. Here's the latest on the fires. | | • | North Korea: A first international flight since the Covid pandemic has left Pyongyang, with an Air Koryo flight landing in Beijing, data shows. Get the details. |
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| | | | AT THE SCENE | | | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| | The men who don't want to fight | | As the war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv is having to find new ways to motivate its citizens to fight. | | | | James Waterhouse, Ukraine correspondent |
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| | Volunteers aren't enough. The country constantly needs to replace the tens of thousands who've been killed or injured. Many more are just exhausted, after 18 months fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion. But some men don't want to fight. Thousands have left the country, sometimes after bribing officials, and others are finding ways of dodging recruitment officers, who in turn have been accused of increasingly heavy-handed tactics. "The system is very outdated," says Yehor. He watched his father suffer from mental health issues after fighting with the Soviet Army in Afghanistan. It's why he doesn't want to fight. |
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| | Beyond the headlines | | Was Napoleon really a monster? | | | | Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s film. Credit: Alamy |
| | Months before Ridley Scott’s new epic, Napoleon, hits cinema screens, the director rattled French academics by likening the 19th Century emperor to Hitler and Stalin. Culture writer Neil Armstrong asks historians if it’s a fair comparison. | | | | |
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| | | | Something different | | Teaser time | | Test your news knowledge - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! | | |
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| | | | And finally... | | There are more than 1,500 comedy performances at this year's Edinburgh Fringe – the world’s biggest performing arts festival. But which has the funniest joke? Well, there’s a competition to find the best one-liner. This year it was won by Lorna Rose Treen, with this gag about an unfaithful zookeeper. And, if you still need a laugh, check out the most pun-tastic Fringe jokes from years gone by. |
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