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Thousands of tourists among those evacuated amid intense wildfire in France

Reception centres open to thousands of evacuees after blaze begins in pine forest 45km west of BordeauxEurope live…

Liquor store employee narrowly escapes leopard attack

After nearly five hours, officials captured the animal and it was later released back into the wild, local…

Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley faces US congressional panel over Epstein ties

Staley is latest high-profile figure to testify before House amid investigation into Epstein, convicted sex offenderFormer Barclays boss…

Zelensky’s Dizzying U-Turn Is the Latest Zigzag in a Presidency Full of Them

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has pivoted from unpopular moves before, but a recent decision about military leadership…

Beyond the body: Wayne McGregor stretches the definition of dance at this year’s Venice Dance Biennale

With the British dance legend at the helm, this year’s themes ranged from quantum gravity to slightly muted…

Transfer roundup: Barcelona sign Adeyemi, Monaco’s Bamba set for Newcastle

Karim Adeyemi moves from Dortmund in £19m dealNewcastle close on £34m Aladji Bamba from MonacoBarcelona have signed German…

Gold from Byzantium shipwreck and a pub-serving PM: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying

The men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last…

First Thing: US agrees Saudi uranium deal as strikes on Iran continue and Yemen’s Houthis hit tankers

Conflict continues across the region as White House announces nuclear technology agreement. Plus, the artist who flattened a…

R James Woolsey, embattled ex-CIA director under Bill Clinton, dies aged 84

Woolsey died of a stroke at Washington home after facing ‘Havana syndrome’ reported by some government officialsR James…