Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel for the attack while the Pope said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the deaths

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Taiwan's capital is holding one of its largest ever civil defence exercises.

Israel says it is "working to save our Druze brothers", but Syria accuses it of "treacherous aggression".

“Fifty days, for us, is just — every day is scary,” Zelensky said.

A sex scandal has rocked Thailand's Buddhist clergy after a woman allegedly enticed a string of monks into having sex with her and then blackmailed them.

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Downing Street on Thursday (17 July).

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Exclusive: Software safety engineer Deborah Hale says she flagged potentially deadly issues with a U.S. missile system, but was fired for speaking up

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The Saint-Cloud city hall said the money had been agreed before the final Rock-en-Seine line-up was announced

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The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports that the Church of the Holy Family was hit by Israeli artillery shells.

Tens of thousands of campers arrive at the Belgium site as festival managers focus on "finding solutions".

The US singer insists there's still room for music after being cast in another film this week.

Ahmed al-Sharaa spoke after Israel said it would destroy government forces it accused of attacking Druze in Syria.

There is little clarity on how they came to be in a forest infested with snakes and wild animals.

A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq’s Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

President Trump was reportedly presented with an ‘all-in’ plan to target three more Iranian nuclear bases

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The US will send an undisclosed number of Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv, to be paid for by the EU

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Trump's handling of Epstein case receives low approval, even among Republicans

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Greece is biggest exporter of tinned peaches, 20% go to US

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Anthony Scaramucci says it was the ‘most embarrassing thing’ he saw the president do

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