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More severe weather forecast in Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage Residents of the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, are working to clean up days after a destructive tornado ripped apart more than 100 homes in just one minute, took the lives of four residents and injured dozens more #press image
Protests against sewage pollution held at beaches, rivers and lakes across UK Thousands of people have taken part in protests at beaches, rivers and lakes across the UK amid a row over the state of the country’s waters. #press image
Congressman who defended racist Ole Miss protester posts ‘sick’ joke about Kennedy family: ‘Hole in the brain’ Mike Collins has come under fire online for the second time in as many days, this time over a joke about reports of a worm having eaten part of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s brain #press image
Macron outlines his vision for Europe to become an assertive global power as war in Ukraine rages on French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Europe could “die” if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on #press image
US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature #press image
Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza city of Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children Gaza hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the territory's southernmost city of Rafah has killed at least nine people, six of them children #press image
I don’t like children – but banning them from public spaces is completely unhinged The child-free zone discourse has raised its ugly head once more after a viral social media post. But even if you don’t think the kids are alright, can you really expect them to disappear from modern life, asks Helen Coffey #press image