A quest for closure: In search of the missing after Venezuela’s earthquakes

Searching for the missing in Venezuela's deadly earthquakes

Tens of thousands of people remain unaccounted for after two earthquakes rattled Venezuela. Some families are taking the search into their own hands.

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‘Like a father to us’: pride and protest as thousands flock to see Narendra Modi in Melbourne

The throb of the drum beats intensified as the crowd of 25,000 Indian Australians prepared to welcome India’s prime minister back to Melbourne after more than a decade.

As Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese stepped on to the red carpet at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night, twinkling phone lights illuminated the feverish audience as they chanted “Modi, Modi, Modi.”

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Frump well and truly dumped: M&S to celebrate 100 years at London fashion week

This autumn’s London fashion week boasts plenty of familiar labels, from Burberry to Alexander McQueen, ready to show off their wares. But on Wednesday there was an unexpected addition: Marks & Spencer is joining the luxury lineup.

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‘History in the making’: Lord’s set for first-ever women’s Test

England host India in a women’s Test at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground – the first of such a kind at the venue.

Lord’s will finally host a women’s Test, 142 years since staging its first such men’s match, when England face India in a four-day game at the “Home of Cricket” starting on Friday.

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Graham Platner's Platner's disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats' Senate hopes

Graham Platner's meteoric rise from relative obscurity to the Democratic nominee in this year's marquee US Senate contest has now ended in catastrophic collapse.

The oysterman and former Marine who beat a popular governor and built a grassroots network of more than 15,000 supporters in Maine announced he was suspending his campaign on Wednesday night.

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Mbappe and France kick off World Cup quarterfinals with Morocco clash

Three wins to go. How can your team reach the final and win the World Cup 2026? Click here to find out – or click here to follow our live coverage of France vs Morocco.

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'HMP Pentonville handed my son a death sentence'

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An inquest found multiple failures at the prison had led to Gareth Chumber-Kelly's death

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Ebola misinformation is fuelling attacks on health workers in DR Congo

'They said it isn't real': Ebola rumours fuel attacks on health workers

Composite image shows three ebola health workers in hazmat outfits carrying a coffin. In the background a separate scene shows tents at an ebola treatment centre set on fire.

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‘They said: wear angelic white’: British women who accused US airman of rape tell of American military trial

Minutes after fleeing the home of an American airman, Rebecca called 999 in tears to report that he had raped her. She recalls vomiting at a police station in Suffolk as she described being repeatedly and violently attacked.

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Argentina fans accused of violence, racism by Egypt, Cape Verde supporters

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Fans tell Al Jazeera Argentina supporters hurled beer bottles and abuse at them when their team scored in knockout games.

Sections of Egyptian and Cape Verdean fans have accused their Argentinian counterparts of violent behaviour during the past two matches played by the reigning champions at the World Cup.

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