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The move, following through on a campaign pledge, will give the UK one of the lowest national voting ages in the world.

The United Kingdom is to lower its voting age in general elections from 18 to 16, giving the country one of the lowest voting ages in the world in what the government says is a bid to “modernise our democracy”.

The centre-left Labour government announced the plans on Thursday, following through on a campaign pledge it made before coming to power last year. The move is…

Tour de France pays respects to 19-year-old cyclist who died after a crash in Italy.

Tour de France riders applauded for a minute before the 12th stage of their race today in memory of Samuele Privitera, a 19-year-old Italian cyclist who died after a crash while racing in Italy.

Privitera crashed in the first stage of the Tour of Valle D’Aosta in the northwestern municipality of Pontey on Wednesday.

Race organisers said the circumstances of the accident were “still unclear and are being…

On Thursday morning, the Israeli army attacked the Holy Family Church, the central shelter for Gaza’s Christian community since the beginning of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, killing three people and injuring several others, including the church’s priest. 

The church, which is located directly behind the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, has been attacked by Israel before alongside other churches in Gaza, with previous attacks leaving dozens dead and wounded. According to the Church, more…

Syrian government forces have begun to leave Suwayda following a ceasefire agreement with Druze leaders. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr is on the outskirts of the city where she explains the security situation is still precarious.

United States President Donald Trump and US Attorney General Pam Bondi have come under fire over a government review of the death of the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, in prison. That review found that Epstein died by suicide.

Right-wing conspiracy theorists – many of whom form part of Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) base – say they believe Epstein was murdered because he had sensitive information about powerful figures, and that this was…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

MBDA owns a factory in Alabama, US, “which produces ‘wings’ that are fitted to the GBU-39, which is made by Boeing”.

Europe’s largest missile manufacturer, MBDA, is selling key components for parts of bombs that have reportedly been used in multiple Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, a new investigation has found.

The Guardian