Verstappen resists Norris fightback to claim dramatic F1 victory at Imola
Red Bull's Max Verstappen holds off last-start winner Lando Norris of McLaren to extend his championship lead.
Week in pictures: From a Putin-Xi meeting to Cannes film festival
A look at some of last week’s events.
At least 27 killed in central Gaza airstrike as U.S. envoy visits the region – CBS News
- At least 27 killed in central Gaza airstrike as U.S. envoy visits the region CBS News
- Israel-Hamas war updates: Airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza The Associated Press
- Fierce clashes in north Gaza as Israel continues strikes on Jabalia Al Jazeera English
- Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas: Live updates CNN
- Gaza Officials Say Death Toll From Israeli Strike On Nuseirat Rises To 31 Barron's
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon – The Guardian
- Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon The Guardian
- Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes CNN
- Stunning aerial photos show devastating scale of flooding in Brazil Reuters
- A second scourge is battering Brazil's flooded south: Disinformation The Associated Press
- Brazil floods: On board a rescue helicopter BBC.com
Helicopter carrying Iranian president crashes
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister has suffered a ‘hard landing.'
The campaigners who fought for justice, but didn’t live to see it – BBC.com
- The campaigners who fought for justice, but didn't live to see it BBC.com
- UK to spend $12.7 billion on compensation in infected-blood scandal Reuters UK
- 'I was looking at my child, planning his funeral': The horror of the infected blood scandal, by the families it destroyed The Telegraph
- Ella Baron on the infected blood inquiry report – cartoon The Guardian
- Justice at last as both parties pledge billions to blood victims The Times
Australian home lenders accused of ignoring mortgage customers in financial distress
Some borrowers have been abandoned in a cost-of-living crisis and lenders must meet their obligations, the regulator says
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Major Australian lenders are not doing enough to support mortgage customers in financial hardship, and in some cases they are ignoring requests for assistance altogether, the corporate regulator has found.
In a major report to be released on Monday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) found that more than one-in-three customers dropped out of a hardship application, a process designed to vary repayments while a borrower gets back on their feet, because of unnecessary barriers.
Continue reading...‘Proud and happy’: Ukrainians embrace Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing victory
People in Kyiv and Kharkiv celebrate win in world heavyweight unification fight as symbolic achievement for the country
From the capital, Kyiv, to the heavily attacked region of Kharkiv, news of Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Tyson Fury brought war-weary Ukrainians a rare and very welcome moment of victory and celebration.
Usyk, who became the first undisputed world heavyweight champion this century after his victory in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday, said his triumph did not belong to him alone.
Continue reading...Helicopter in Iranian president’s convoy crashes – state media
Search and rescue teams are still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions, officials say.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash – state TV
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is also confirmed to have died in Sunday's crash in north-western Iran.
Benny Gantz threatens to quit Israeli gov’t if no post-war Gaza plan
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government.
Fury vs Usyk: Will Usyk lose the undisputed title, and when is the rematch?
Usyk could lose his title within two weeks of becoming the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
Rescuers search for Raisi helicopter– as it happened
This blog has now closed. Follow our live coverage of the search for Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter on our new blog here.
Here is a video of the Israeli war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, threatening to resign if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to adopt an agreed plan for Gaza:
Here are some of the latest images coming out from the newswires:
Continue reading...Dominican Republic voters head to the polls with eyes on Haiti crisis
Incumbent President Luis Abinader expected to have strong showing as his policies on migration, economy widely popular.
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president Raisi suffers ‘hard landing’: State TV
Iranian interior minister says search operations under way after incident near Jolfa in Iran's East Azerbaijan province.
GOP lawmaker proposes sanctions against Georgian officials over Russian-inspired law – The Hill
- GOP lawmaker proposes sanctions against Georgian officials over Russian-inspired law The Hill
- 'They Say They Will Wait for Me There to Beat Me Up': A Week of Attacks Rocks Georgia POLITICO
- Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ bill after widespread opposition CNN
- Georgia's President Vetoes Foreign Influence Law The New York Times
- Georgia's president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests The Associated Press
‘The City Needs to Live.’ Inside Ukraine’s Second City as Russia Closes In. – The Wall Street Journal
- 'The City Needs to Live.' Inside Ukraine's Second City as Russia Closes In. The Wall Street Journal
- Kharkiv: Life goes on as Russian advance menaces city CNN
- Russians Poured Over Ukraine's Border. There Was Little to Stop Them. The New York Times
- Russia's Victory Day Campaign Just Ran Into A Wall Of Ukrainian Troops Forbes
- Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kill at least 11 Reuters
Ukraine bombs port where Russia’s navy took refuge after Crimea attacks: report – Business Insider
- Ukraine bombs port where Russia's navy took refuge after Crimea attacks: report Business Insider
- Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines The New York Times
- Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted after Ukrainian drone attack, sources say Reuters
- Massive Ukraine drone strike hits energy infrastructure in Russia and Crimea Semafor
- Ukraine Launches ATACMS in Major Attack on Russia Newsweek
Arsenal, Man City: All you need to know about the EPL final day title fight
Al Jazeera's Sohail Malik speaks to former Manchester City player Nicky Summerbee about what to expect on the final day.
At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab province
Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock.