'Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers

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One of the most famous glaciers in Argentina - the Perito Moreno Glacier

"Without water, there would be no wine," Virginia de Valle says as she takes me around her family's 16-hectare (40-acre) vineyard in Mendoza, nestled below the peaks of the Andes mountain range.

Winemakers in Argentina's wine capital rely on fresh water from the Andes mountains to irrigate their crops. But after Argentine MPs this week passed government reforms to loosen the protection of glaciers, De

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Trump administration unveils 250-foot 'Triumphal Arch' design

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The White House has unveiled renderings for a 250ft (76m) arch that Donald Trump wants to have built in the US capital.

The new monument, nicknamed the "Arc de Trump" in homage to its Parisian inspiration, will be "the GREATEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL Triumphal Arch, anywhere in the World", the US president said on social media on Friday.

The administration said


An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he's back with more humour

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Cancelled and gone from the spotlight for a year, Samay Raina has returned with a new special episode

In an Indian city, an unassuming, slightly rumpled comedian walks into the spotlight for the first time in months.

Tousle-haired and clad in a checked shirt, Samay Raina half smiles on stage, as if a punchline is already poised at the edge of his lips. The audience laughs even before he begins speaking.

Until a year ago, Raina was at the top of India

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This idyllic US town was full of police families - and a serial killer in their midst

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The arrest of architect Rex Heuermann for the murders of several women sent shockwaves through this close-knit community, home to many law enforcement officers

Massapequa, its residents proudly proclaim, is a "cop town".

Perched on Long Island's idyllic South Shore, it is just an hour's journey via train from Manhattan.

The community is home to New York Police Department (NYPD) detectives, multi-generational police families, officers from Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and members of myriad other law enforcement

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Trump has handed JD Vance his most difficult mission yet

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In the middle of an Easter lunch at the White House, President Donald Trump went off script to address speculation about JD Vance's role in securing a deal to end the war in Iran.

"If it doesn't happen, I'm blaming JD Vance," Trump joked, drawing laughter at last week's East Room event attended by senior administration officials including the vice-president, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. And "if it does happen," Trump

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Artemis II mission was a triumph - now comes the hard part

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Nasa's Artemis II mission has successfully sent four astronauts sweeping around the far side of the Moon and landed them safely back home.

The Orion spacecraft performed admirably and the images the astronauts captured have delighted a whole new generation about the possibilities of space travel.

It seems churlish to say, but looping the Moon was relatively easy. The really hard part lies ahead, so the answer is "maybe, maybe not".

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Final push for votes as challenger to Hungary's Orbán scents victory

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Péter Magyar has won over many of his voters by getting in amongst the crowds

On the eve of Hungary's bitterly fought and highly significant election, the two main rivals are taking their campaigns to the wire, as Péter Magyar attempts to end 16 years of continuous rule by Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party.

"We're at the gates of a two-thirds majority victory. Let's gear up and push for the last 100m!" he

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Historic Vance-Ghalibaf talks must bridge deep distrust

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Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is in Islamabad for talks with the US (file image)

If and when a photograph is taken of US Vice President JD Vance standing next to Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Islamabad this weekend, it will make history.

That moment would mark the highest-level face-to-face talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America since the 1979 Islamic Revolution shattered their strong strategic bond and cast a long shadow which

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Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies

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Video of the graphic incident was shared by US President Donald Trump on Truth Social

A Haitian migrant has been accused of a fatal beating at a Florida petrol station - a violent attack US President Donald Trump seized on to argue for stricter immigration policies.

Rolbert Joachin is charged with homicide after he allegedly struck a woman repeatedly with a hammer and killed her on 3 April, US officials said on Friday.

Trump shared a graphic video of the incident and reiterated his calls to end


Irish government prepares fuel support deal after blockade pressure

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Crowds gathered on the fourth day of a National Fuel Protest against rising fuel prices on O'Connell Street in Dublin

The Irish Government has confirmed that a fuel support package is being finalised after a day of what they described as "constructive engagement" with representatives of the haulage and farming sectors.

The move came as travel across parts of the Republic of Ireland was affected for the fourth day in a row as slow-moving convoys made up of vehicles, including tractors, blocked roads in protest against high fuel prices

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