Greece wildfires: Blazes threaten Athens homes as 1,000 in Crete forced to flee

Firefighters battled a blaze yesterday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive groves and forced over 1,000 people to evacuate, while a fresh conflagration near Athens threatened homes, highlighting Greece&s vulnerability to wildfire risks.

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Hamas seeks ceasefire pledge as scores more killed in Gaza

Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war&s end, a source close to the militant group said yesterday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.

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Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump he will not step back from his war goals

Russian president Vladimir Putin told US president Donald Trump in a phone call yesterday that Moscow wants a negotiated end to the Ukraine war but will not step back from its original goals, a Kremlin aide said.

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US Congress passes Donald Trump&s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill& by narrow margin

The US Congress yesterday passed president Donald Trump&s &Big, Beautiful Bill& after a whirlwind 24 hours of last-minute arm-twisting of hold-out Republicans & and a record-breaking floor speech from Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Mystery alien object spotted travelling through solar system

A mystery alien object that has come from interstellar space has been ­spotted travelling through the solar system.

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Several people stabbed near shopping centre in Finnish city Tampere, police say

Several people have been stabbed near a shopping centre in the southern Finnish city of Tampere, according to Finnish police.

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