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Aug 22, 2026 - World

Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climbA man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a family hike has been reprimanded by local police.A worker on Japan’s highest mountain discovered the child sitting alone on a bench near the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) on Thursday. Continue reading...

Aug 22, 2026 - World

PM tells regional mayors during informal discussions he is keen for tournament to return to British IslesAndy Burnham has said he wants to bring the men’s World Cup to the UK in 2042, returning the tournament to Britain for the first time in almost eight decades.During informal discussions at No 10 North in Manchester on Friday, the prime minister told regional mayors he was keen for the tournament to be played in the British Isles. Continue reading...

Aug 22, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown that he says is aimed at improving domestic security.

Aug 22, 2026 - World

The boy was told to wait for eight hours with only snacks and a soft drink and no money, staff at a mountain hut told police.

Aug 22, 2026 - World

Israel did not warn the United States before it struck an air base in northern Syria this week, despite fears of an escalation with Turkey, the U.S. special envoy to Syria said.