Archaeologists use AI to reconstruct Pompeii victim’s attempted escape

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Archaeologists at Italy‘s Pompeii have for the first time used artificial intelligence to reconstruct a victim‘s appearance from the eruption that destroyed the Roman city nearly 2,000 years ago. […]

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Polish influencer’s nine-day charity livestream shatters records to raise over £50 million for children with cancer

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A marathon nine-day charity livestream, broadcast from a small flat in Warsaw, has shattered fundraising records, collecting an astonishing £52 million (250 million zlotys) for children battling cancer. Local […]

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of ‘nuclear terrorism’ over drone activity at Chernobyl

Zelensky accuses Russia of attacking nuclear plant on 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky accused Vladimir Putin of “nuclear terrorism” and warned that Russian military activity […]

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Italy summons Russian ambassador after TV host targets Giorgia Meloni on air

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Italy has summoned the Russian ambassador after a pro-Kremlin Russian television host attacked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on air. “I had the Russian ambassador… summoned to the Ministry of […]

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Canary Islands bus crash latest: One dead and multiple injured after British tourist bus plunges into ravine

Helicopters transferring ‘seriously injured’ people to Tenerife Two helicopters are transferring two “seriously injured” people to hospitals in Tenerife, Canary Islands emergency services said. Another person is being transferred to the University Hospital of Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, while someone has been taken to the University Hospital of Canarias. Harriette Boucher10 April 2026 16:59 Pictured: […]

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