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SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 10: Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian bombing raid on the city of Sloviansk, Ukraine, 10 February 2026. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Russian strike on Ukraine kills 4, including 3 children

A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv killed four people, including three young children, an official said.

World • 1 hr

A Border Collie cross mix stares intently in Somerset, England

Brazilian state lets pets be buried with owners

In pet-mad Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo will allow animals to be buried in family graves starting today, with a law recognising "the emotional bond" that exists between humans and their household pets.

News Lens • 6 hrs

Gold medallist USA's Breezy Johnson shows her broken medal to the media

Olympic chiefs offer repairs after medals break

Winter Olympics organisers said that athletes whose medals had broken at the Milan-Cortina Games could hand them in for repair after a string of embarrassing glitches.

News Lens • 5 hrs

Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports

US tariffs hit French wine and spirits shipments hard last year, playing a major role in the overall drop of 8% in value of one of France's top exports, a trade body said today.

Business • 11 hrs

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech

Macron wants 'European approach' in dialogue with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to include European partners in a resumption of dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin nearly four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 14 hrs

Blue gloved hands on either side of a gold pendant

British Museum raises £3.5m to secure Henry VIII pendant

The British Museum said it had raised £3.5 million (€4.01m) to buy a gold heart pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, with a crowdfunding campaign making up more than 10% of the total.

News Lens • 15 hrs

UN force to withdraw most troops from Lebanon by mid 2027

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plans to withdraw most of its troops by mid 2027, its spokesperson said, after the peacekeepers' mandate expires this year.

World • 15 hrs

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event in 2017

Three-year heatwave bleached 51% of planet's coral reef

More than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017, a new study showed - a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.

News Lens • 15 hrs

Trump told police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein

US President Donald Trump "fully supports" Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite revelations that he maintained ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the White House said.

US • 5 hrs

BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 09: La Sagrada Familia stands over residential buildings prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between FC Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on December 09, 2025 in Ba

Barcelona's unfinished basilica hits new heights

Barcelona's eternally unfinished Sagrada Familia has grown to become the world's tallest church, but a conflict with residents threatens to delay the finish date for the monument designed over 140 years ago.

News Lens • 18 hrs

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