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Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was armed with two axes, a machete, three knives and fireworks, says the FBI.

The US says the attacks were aimed at degrading Iran's capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The duties mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours.

The Houthis say the embargo begins immediately and is a response to a Saudi blockade of ports and airports in Yemen.

US court temporarily stops Paramount and Warner Bros merging after 12 states launched legal action.

They were arrested on Saturday after the UK announced dozens of new charges, including rape and sex trafficking, which they deny.

Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.

Russian strikes on the Odesa region have killed 28 people in July alone, local authorities say.

The Palestinian armed group's Qatar-based chief negotiator replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024.

Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.

The three-year-old brother of Yamal has been hailed one of Spain's World Cup breakout stars by fans

The parents of the four naturally-conceived girls were taken by "immense surprise" with the pregnancy, the hospital said.

Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.

A husband, wife and their three sons died - meaning that only a daughter who did not join the outing is still alive.

The couple welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, on Sunday morning.

Iran responded with attacks in Syria and Jordan, as two ships reportedly exploded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Two other young people were injured after a fountain partially collapsed in Salamanca's Ciudad Rodrigo.

BBC's Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India's parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demand for education reforms.

The latest National Police Service report recorded more than 600 assaults on recruitment officers to date and warned that the aggression has become “increasingly threatening”.

Ecstatic Spanish spectators and disappointed Argentine fans spoke to the BBC after the World Cup final on Sunday.

The artwork in the capital Oslo was unveiled on Sunday ahead of the 15th anniversary of the attack.

Aggression against recruitment officers has become increasingly threatening, police say.

Thousands of spectators watched Spain's victory in central Madrid on late Sunday night.

Colombians who grow cocaine's raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops.

Water cascaded into subway stations and flooded streets, with people seen wading through water.

The US Food and Drug Administration says iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at Taco Bell and Walmart locations was the source of cyclosporiasis infections.

The newlyweds were first linked in 2023 after Healy's brief relationship with Taylor Swift.

Organisers say 23 runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic's geographic North Pole.

Kuwait says an electricity and water plant is on fire after the second such attack in two days. Iran says US strikes hit an under-construction nuclear power plant.

Five people are killed and at least 35 injured as Ukraine's two largest cities are targeted, as Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play his 34th World Cup match in Sunday's final, but will it be his last appearance?

His son, actor Jason Donovan, posted to social media that his father died on Saturday night peacefully in Melbourne, Australia

The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are "innocent".

Ryanair has also warned passengers travelling to Europe this summer to prepare for extended waits.

The 2026 World Cup's spectacle is creating debate about the place of music in sport - and how it could infiltrate other tournaments.

Iran and the US have traded strikes as hostilities re-escalated this week, with Tehran targeting US military facilities across the Gulf region.

Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

Tamás Sulyok, seen as an Orbán loyalist, had until Saturday night to agree to end his term.

Jens Spahn faced criticism over his use of a surrogate, a ban on which he previously backed.

Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine's leader called them "major logistics facilities" supplying "sanctioned components".