A British man has been arrested after he climbed the Eiffel Tower hours before the start of the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games. The shirtless man, identified as a professional climber in French media, scaled the 1,083-foot-tall monument without any equipment. In one video shared on social media, the blond, bearded man, who...
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UK riots expose double standards on far-right and Islamist violence
The recent riots in the UK, sparked by the Southport stabbings, have exposed troubling double standards in how society perceives and responds to far-right violence compared to Islamist extremism. This disparity calls for a serious redefinition of how we address far-right extremism, recognising it as the grave threat it truly represents. Far-right motivated violence is...
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World’s biggest national park that’s larger than most countries and 80% ice
It’s the four times larger than the whole of UK, but no one lives here all year round and it’s one of the most remote places on the planet. Northeast Greenland National Park is a staggering 375,000 square miles in size, almost quadruple the 94,354 square miles of Britain, and home to wild animals such...
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Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin responds as Russian district ‘under attack’ from Ukraine; missile alert issued and officials tell people ‘go to your basement’
A district in Russia’s Belgorod region is “under attack” by Ukrainian forces, an official has claimed. Vyacheslav Gladkov, regional governor, said the city of Shebekino, in the Shebekinsky district, had been shelled, damaging three apartment buildings and the fence of a pirvate house. Equipment was damaged at a nearby sports ground, he said. The village...
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Olympic Games 2024 most memorable moments in pictures
As we say “au revoir” to the Olympic Games, here is a look back at some of the most memorable and viral moments of Paris 2024. Right from the start, the Games in the French capital made history, with a floating opening ceremony that took place along the River Seine. Image: Olympic delegates wave flags...
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Britain’s King Charles calls for unity, thanks police in wake of far-right riots – UPI.com
Britain’s King Charles III has praised police for their actions in confronting the wave of far-right violence that gripped the country this month and has called for unity in its wake. File Photo by Maya Vidon-White/UPI | License Photo Aug. 10 (UPI) — King Charles III has appealed for “mutual respect and understanding” in the...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukraine launches ‘attack of astonishment’ as troops ‘enter another Russian region’ after Kursk invasion
Analysis: Ukraine has invaded Kursk, but this is no land grab – it’s a gamble from Ukrainian commanders By Deborah Haynes, security and defence editor Details about the number of Ukrainian soldiers inside Russia remain unclear as commanders have deliberately stayed silent about a mission that was planned in secret. But it is likely to...
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‘You’re reminded you don’t belong, even if you were born in Britain’: after the riots, reflections on racism
Naseerah Limbada, 25 Organiser of English classes for refugees at Conversation Over Borders, London Anti-racist campaigner Naseerah Limbada works for the nonprofit Conversation Over Borders. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer On all fronts, it just feels like there’s anxiety and fear for safety. At work, we are concerned for the refugees and asylum seekers we help,...
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Team GB doctor and physio help save life of Uzbekistan boxing coach
It is not only Team GB’s athletes who are getting their “Olympic moment” at the Paris Games. Team GB boxing doctor Harj Singh and physio Robbie Lillis have emerged as heroes after helping to save the life of the head coach of the Uzbekistan boxing team. Tulkin Kilichev was celebrating Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov’s gold...
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World record threatened as USA pips Botswana to men’s 4x400m title in Paris | News | Paris 24 | Olympic Games
USA and Botswana stormed to the second- and third-fastest men’s 4x400m performances of all time to take respective gold and silver at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday (10). USA ran an Olympic record of 2:54.43 to take the title, just a tenth of a second ahead of Botswana in an African record, as...
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2024 World Rowing Under 19 Championships – Great Britain Women’s Eight Preview
Image Credit: British Rowing Last year’s U19 women’s eight edged out the competition in a thrilling race giving them the top spot, with four crews bow-ball to bow-ball down the entire course. This year, the crew aims to go out strong and dominate from the start, avoiding a mid-race battle. Comprised of athletes from eight...
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Island 300 times smaller than UK that rules swathes of ocean despite no defences
The tiny nation of Kiribati controls more of the ocean than the country with the largest population in the world – India – despite having 1.4 billion fewer citizens. Due to its remoteness, the country of around 130,000 inhabitants, commands the 12th largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the world. According to the US National...