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Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have passed the 1,000 mark, including 254 deaths, officials said. A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared on May 15, Congo’s health ministry said. A total of 1,003 cases […]

Oliver Tree’s body has been returned to California after the singer-songwriter died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32. The musician died on June 14th while on a world tour for his latest album. A foundation for aspiring musicians will be set up in his honour, according to wishes laid out […]

The funeral of David Hockney has taken place in private with just his partner Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima and great-nephew Richard in attendance, his publicist has confirmed. A number of memorial services for the artist will take place from next year after Hockney, best known for works such as The Splash, A Bigger Splash, and […]

New Sky TV show The Wargame will see former Conservative MP Michael Gove navigate war with Russia as the prime minister of a fictional cross-party cabinet. The four-part series, produced by The Garden as part of ITV Studios, is based on the Sky podcast of the same name and will take viewers into fictional Cobr-style […]

Pope Leo has exalted the first American saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today to care for migrants in need, as he visited her birthplace during a day trip to northern Italy. Leo, who has clashed with the Trump administration over its migrant crackdown, urged young people in particular to learn about […]

France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricting public alcohol consumption and cancelling some outdoor sporting events to cope with a heatwave baking parts of Europe. About a third of France is under the national weather service’s heat red alert and temperatures are high nationwide, with 40C likely to be reached […]

Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least six people, including two children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian health officials. Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, the enclave has seen near-daily Israeli attacks that have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health […]

The paint is peeling from Washington’s Reflecting Pool after the renovation ordered by President Donald Trump, and he is now alleging that someone damaged it intentionally. “We’ve had some real problems with vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool,” he posted on his social media site on Friday night. “Just like three days ago, they destroyed […]

Services at Edinburgh Airport are returning to normal after it was evacuated on Friday evening because of a security alert. An explosive ordnance disposal team was deployed to the airport to investigate what Police Scotland described as a “potentially suspicious package”, which was discovered at about 6.50pm on Friday. An evacuation was ordered and a […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday denounced Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent G7 summit and criticising what he said was Italy’s lack of co-operation during the Iran war. The remarks deepen the spat that began this week with the Republican president’s […]