Day: July 17, 2025
Huge blaze rips through Iraq shopping mall killing at least 61 with dozens more missing
A huge blaze erupted at a newly-opened shopping centre in Iraq on Wednesday (16 July), leaving at least 61 people dead and several more missing.
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Camp leader may not have seen urgent alert before deadly Texas flood, family says
The new account by the family comes as Camp Mystic staff has come under scrutiny
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Germany to close loophole to allow police to seize small boats in Starmer migrant deal
It comes a week after the prime minister signed a ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France’s Emmanuel Macron
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‘We were lucky to escape Afghanistan alive – nine months later, we’re still waiting to be brought to safety’
Exclusive: Rayan and his family has spent so long waiting to be brought to the UK that his family has welcomed two new babies
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Drone footage shows Israel’s huge missile strike on Syria’s military HQ
Israel has released drone footage of a huge missile strike on Syria’s military HQ on Wednesday (16 July).
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Alaska tsunami warning sends community scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
A tsunami warning in Alaska has forced local communities to evacuate to higher ground following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
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An American city is becoming overrun by ground squirrels. Residents are fighting back
The number of Richardson’s ground squirrels in North Dakota’s fourth-largest city likely nears the city’s population
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Iceland volcano eruption live: Huge wall of fire expands to the north as gas cloud heads towards airport
Fresh lava now covers 3.2 square kilometres of land
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Summer droughts throw future of 1,000-year-old Robin Hood tree into question
The tree is reputed to have been a hiding place for Robin Hood and his band of outlaws
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UK unemployment rises to highest in four years due to slowing wage growth
The figures point towards further pressure in the UK labour market
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