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Israel and Hezbollah have reportedly exchanged messages via intermediaries aimed at preventing further escalation after both sides traded heavy fire on Sunday. 

For those missing the Olympics and those who missed out attending in Paris, the plea from the Paralympics leadership is: "The party is not over." 

It's summer season in the Northern Hemisphere and wildfires have been raging in Greece, Madeira and France. 

Telegram says its chief executive Pavel Durov has "nothing to hide" after he was arrested in France, adding the charges against him are "absurd". 

The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he "called the shot" in the 1932 World Series before hitting a home run has sold at an auction for over $24.1m (£18.1m) -…

A British citizen has been found dead after a Russian airstrike in eastern Ukraine, local authorities say. 

A Devon beach was evacuated after a suspected unexploded bomb washed ashore, police have said. 

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Donald Trump has signalled his support for a free Ukraine and said he wants to stop the war with Russia. 

The Metropolitan Police have said it will be using greater search powers after a man was stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival. 

Unilever, the FTSE-100 consumer goods behemoth behind Marmite and Lynx, is trying to slim its portfolio of personal care brands by putting two of them up for sale.