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Mark Cavendish has broken the record for Tour de France stage wins. The British cyclist secured the historic milestone after triumphing in Saint-Vulbas, eastern France, to win the 35th stage of his career. Cavendish, from the Isle of Man, had been level with Belgian great Eddy Merckx on 34 victories. “I’m in a bit of

The chances of a newborn baby surviving in Gaza now are not good. On the malnutrition ward at The Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, babies only days old and often premature, fight for their lives. Mothers are so malnourished themselves that they cannot breastfeed, and so babies are dying, literally starving to death, because

Australian police are searching for a 12-year-old child who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile while swimming. The alert was raised on Tuesday night in Palumpa, a remote Northern Territory town about seven hours drive from Darwin. Police said the child was last seen swimming in a creek and that “initial reports stated the child

Tear gas has been used to break up anti-government protests in Kenya following violent clashes over now abandoned tax rises. Footage showed riot police on the streets of the capital, Nairobi, with clouds of tear gas billowing along a main road. Kenyan television stations have also been showing peaceful protests, with people marching with palm

Widespread damage has been reported only hours after Hurricane Beryl first made landfall in the southeastern Caribbean. Roofs were ripped off buildings, trees were uprooted and electricity lines brought crashing to the ground on several islands when the ferocious storm swept in earlier on Monday. Winds of up to 150mph were reported in some areas,

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Israel wrapped up its offensive in the city earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces, but this indicates that troops could soon return. Much of Khan Younis was already destroyed in a long

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party will get the biggest vote share in the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, according to exit polls. As polls closed on the first round of voting on Sunday, National Rally had a strong lead at 33%, followed by the left-wing New Popular Front coalition on 28.5%. President

An Israeli woman who was taken hostage and rescued from Gaza says she wishes people could “learn to love and not hate”. Speaking publicly for the first time since her rescue, Noa Argamani said 120 hostages remain in “Hamas captivity” – including her boyfriend Avinatan Or. Video of her being kidnapped was widely shared after

Voters in France are heading to the polls today for a parliamentary election that could usher in the country’s first far-right government since the Second World War. French President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise vote after his centrist alliance was soundly beaten in the European elections by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally earlier this

A crossbow attacker has been killed after shooting a police officer in the neck while he guarded the Israeli embassy in Serbia, authorities have said. Interior minister Ivica Dacic said the assailant, who has not been identified, fired a bolt at the officer, who “used a weapon in self-defence to shoot the attacker”. The policeman

Ninety minutes is a long watch in politics – ask a Democrat, any Democrat. As the mist was hanging heavy over Atlanta the morning after the presidential debate, for them the metaphors were writing themselves. Hot takes from the night before gave way to clear-eyed, cold assessment that chilled the Democratic Party. Latest: Reaction to

A British man has died off the Greek island of Spetses. He had been taking part in a yachting regatta and authorities said he was found dead on Friday. The man, who was in his forties, was found in a bay area of the island with what appeared to be injuries on the left side

Joe Biden and Donald Trump have held the first presidential debate, where the president struggled to speak and the Republican was dogged by his criminal trials. Held in Atlanta, Georgia, the CNN-hosted debate marked a rematch four years in the making. With one candidate’s microphone turned off while the other was speaking, Trump and Biden

Five people have been killed after a train and a bus collided in Slovakia. A further five were injured in the southern town of Nove Zamky, 68 miles east of the capital, Bratislava, emergency services said on Facebook. The train’s engine was on fire, video footage showed, while the bus was badly damaged, railway officials

Bolivian armed forces have taken over the capital’s central square as an armoured vehicle rammed through the entrance of the presidential palace as the president said the country is facing a coup attempt. The country’s president, Luis Arce, warned an “irregular” deployment of troops had taken place and called for “democracy to be respected” on

A British father whose son has not been seen since he went missing in Ibiza four years ago has told of the “never-ending nightmare” and “absolute torture” Jay Slater’s parents will be going through. Mark Garland’s son Ben had been out for a ride on his Harley Davidson motorbike to film waves near Portinatx on

South Korea has accused North Korea of firing a suspected ballistic missile towards the North’s east coast. South Korea‘s joint chief of staffs said the launch was made on Wednesday morning, but did not give any further details. Japan’s defence ministry also said North Korea had launched a suspected ballistic missile. The missile reportedly landed

Protesters in Kenya have reportedly been shot dead and the parliament set on fire after a controversial tax bill was passed. At least 10 protesters were shot dead in the Kenyan capital, according to the Reuters news agency, after police fired live rounds as the compound was stormed by demonstrators following the passing of the

A man imprisoned for allegedly revealing too much was released from behind bars without a whisper from either his team or the authorities. The only video of Julian Assange on British soil after his departure from the high security Belmarsh prison was filmed on a mobile phone by his closest aides. It shows him being

Jay Slater’s dad has said police have left him and his family in the dark over the hunt for the missing teen – as they shared what they hope is an image of him. Warren Slater, the 19-year-old’s father, said while the some officers had been “brilliant”, he had been left frustrated at the lack