Liam Dutton
Two severe tropical cyclones to hit Australia at the same time
During the next 6-12 hours, two severe tropical cyclones, Lam and Marcia, are going to make landfall in northern Australia.
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Nepal earthquake: slow aid stirs anger in ravaged villages
Extensive quake-ravaged areas of Nepal, within easy reach of the capital on reasonable roads, are yet to receive any assistance from either the government or foreign relief agencies.
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Yemen president calls on military to protect state buildings
Explosions rock the largest arms depot in Yemen’s southern city of Aden as Houthi fighters challenge forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
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Helicopter rescue of 200 skiers trapped in cable cars
High winds bring a tree crashing into a cable, forcing the rescue of hundreds of skiers trapped in cable car gondolas in the Italian Dolomites.
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Twin cyclones: Marcia and Lam hit Australia
Homes are damaged and power lines are downed as a powerful cyclone smashed into northeastern Australia, packing winds of up to 285 kilometres (180 miles) an hour.
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Liam Dutton
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Syria: ‘hope’ but ‘no illusions’ over Aleppo ceasefire
The Syrian government has said it is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment and artillery shelling of the northern city of Aleppo so a local ceasefire can be tested, a UN mediator says.
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Liam Dutton
Five stunning images of earth from space
As we go about our daily lives on the ground, satellites orbit our planet, capturing detailed images of how the earth’s surface is changing over time.
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FrackCheck: is it safe to drill for shale gas?
A multinational is pouring money into the search for shale gas deep under the British countryside. But what are the real risks of “fracking”?
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Michael Crick
Ukip’s breakthrough night in Clacton
Former Conservative MP Douglas Carswell captures Ukip’s first parliamentary seat and marks an extraordinary breakthrough for Nigel Farage and his party.
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Disabled most at risk as Sierra Leone fights Ebola
The Ebola epidemic has exposed Sierra Leone’s inability to combat a health crisis. Days after the country’s nationwide lockdown, it is still the disabled and the elderly who are most vulnerable.
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Matt Frei
Scotland sets Madrid and Barcelona on path to confrontation
Events in Scotland have inspired pro-independence Catalans. But if Catalonia does become independent, it could effectively mean the end of Spain.
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Israeli air strike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza
Thousands attend the funeral of three senior Hamas military commanders killed in the Gaza Strip.
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Jonathan Rugman
Iraq: piles of aid lie idle as Yazidis starve and crews battle militants
So far today I have only seen one Iraqi helicopter take off; the others were deployed on bombing missions against IS jihadists. Instead of being loaded with water, they were armed with rockets.
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Paul Mason
Gaza-Israel live: strike on UN school
Live updates from the Channel 4 News team as the violence continues.
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Gaza: violence amid Israeli hunt for soldier
Israel launches strikes on Gaza and militants fire rockets at Israel after the collapse of a ceasefire. The whereabouts of a missing Israeli soldier, which Israel says Hamas abducted, remain unclear.
