- “Our teams are working hard to build a new main stage,” an email sent to performers read.
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Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election
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BBC News
IN PICTURES FOR GETTY IMAGESSixteen and 17-year-olds would be able to vote at the next general election, under government plans to lower the voting age.
Democracy Minister…
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Pakistan monsoon rains kill 63 in 24 hours
Torrential rains in Pakistan’s Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning.
Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest either drowned or…
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Organisers say festival will go ahead after main stage fire
Tens of thousands of campers have arrived at Tomorrowland in Belgium, a day after a fire destroyed the festival’s main stage.
Festival organisers have insisted that the event in the town of…
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Pope Leo XIV: Seek grace to pursue path of unity and fraternal charity
At Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV received Greek Orthodox, Byzantine Catholic, and Latin Catholic pilgrims from the United States who are taking part in an ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome, Constantinople, and Nicea.
By Christopher Wells
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Russia must be ready to strike West if it escalates Ukraine war, Medvedev says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia had no plans to attack NATO or Europe but, if the West escalated the Ukraine war any further, then Moscow should respond…
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India and US very close to finalising trade deal, says Trump
Washington and Delhi are “very close” to finalising a trade deal, US President Donald Trump has said, as high-level talks between the two sides continue.
“We’re very close to a deal with India where they open it [the market] up,” Trump told…
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Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence prompts Israeli strikes
Syria’s interim president has said it is his “priority” to protect the country’s Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province.
In his first televised…
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