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‘Her screams echo in my ears’: the trauma of so-called ‘honour killings’ in Pakistan

There were 470 women killed in such circumstances across the country last year, with rights groups saying the…

‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

His mother was an Oscar-winning actor who had been exploited from a young age; Astin appeared in The…

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT…

Two dead in shootings at Bite of Seattle food festival, say authorities

At least four people taken to hospital after gunfire at Seattle Center near Space Needle, with one reported…

Bodies of five climbers found on Russia’s highest mountain

Two others on Mount Elbrus survive after group of foreign climbers ‘strayed from route’ amid deteriorating weather, say…

‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites

More electric vehicles sold in first half of 2026 than whole of last year, new data showsFollow our…

Macron calls crisis meeting as wildfires threaten Bordeaux and heatwave looms

Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.

Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Typhoon Noul is the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, according to state media.

Argentinian leader calls Brazilian president a ‘thief’ and a ‘convict’

Javier Milei made the comments while in Brazil at a rally to launch the campaign of right-wing presidential…

Sweet, fragrant, impossible to resist – south Asian mangoes in Australia’s winter summon memories and unite historic enemies | Shadi Khan Saif

At a party in Melbourne hosted by a cricket mate we celebrate this summery delight of a fruit…