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Europa League draw: Aston Villa head to Rotterdam and Nottingham Forest host Malmo reunion
Nottingham Forest’s return to European competition for the first time in 30 years has, in a happy coincidence, paired them in the Europa League with Malmo, the team they beat in 1979 to become European champions. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side face a...

Kremlin Won’t Comment on Potential Trump-Putin Reunion in China
Dmitry Peskov, a top spokesman for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, declined to comment on Wednesday regarding the potential for President Donald Trump to be in China at the same time as Putin – and perhaps meet for the second time this month....

Pat McCarry: What trying to organise my 20-year J-1 reunion taught me about the realities of friendship in your 40s
One writer recalls the fun of six J-1 students sharing a Chicago apartment, and what the group’s plan to return to the city 20 years later taught him about the challenges – and the importance – of maintaining friendships amid the responsibilities...

Victoria's Secret Angel Stella Maxwell goes topless as she strips down to a thong and heels for steamy photoshoot on Greek holiday
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By MELODY FLETCHER Published: 14:43 EDT, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 15:57 EDT, 26 August 2025 A topless Stella Maxwell stripped down to just her thong and a pair of heels for a steamy photoshoot in...

Chikungunya virus surges globally with warming climate
A mosquito-borne virus that can leave infected people debilitated for years is spreading to more regions of the world, as climate change creates new habitats for the insects that carry it. More than 240,000 cases of the virus, chikungunya, have...

How a Réunion Island outbreak sparked France’s record chikungunya season
A surge of imported cases from Réunion Island triggered France’s earliest chikungunya season ever, testing the limits of its surveillance system and exposing Europe’s growing vulnerability to mosquito-borne diseases. Rapid communication: Multiple...

These are the 53 TIFF films people who know movies want to see
For the 25th edition of our annual quest for the hottest films headed our way, we asked programmers, critics, film buffs and other in-the-know cinéastes to give us their hot picks for the films screening Sept. 4 to 14. A total of 53 features made...

Word from the Smokies: Summers of adventure at Camp Margaret Townsend
I was at least an hour and a half into my conversation with June Goforth when I joked that she hadn’t given me a chance to ask any questions. She paused a moment before laughing and said, “Oh, I didn’t know you had questions.” I had sat down with...

New Fall Movies 2025: 43 Movies Coming to Theaters This Fall
The fall movie season is finally upon us. After successfully surviving another three-quarters of a year, your reward is three months of moviegoing bliss. And you're going to have a busy schedule this year, with highly anticipated new films from...

Madagascar and the Indian Ocean set to shine
by ABC 2025 13 Aug 18:35 PDT 21-22 October 2025 Madagascar and the Indian Ocean are fast emerging as some of the most exciting new frontiers in luxury tourism and superyacht exploration. This October, the African Boating Conference will spotlight...

Is France on the edge of civil war?
Andrew Hussey published a brave and original book in 2014, The French Intifada: The Long War between France and Its Arabs. Opening with an anecdote about being caught up in a street battle near the Gare du Nord in Paris 2007, Hussey noted that...

Everything New on Streaming Services in September: Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and More
A new month is upon us, and that means a whole lot of shifting on each streaming platform. You may not know where your favorite movies are now. Well, we can help you out. While some titles leave streaming entirely for periods of time, more often...

Chikungunya: what UK travellers should know about this mosquito-borne virus
The UK’s Health Security Agency has advised overseas travellers to take precautions to avoid contracting the potentially severe mosquito-borne virus, Chikungunya. This warning was issued in response to recently published data, which shows that...

Travel-related chikungunya cases in England climb nearly three-fold
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The number of travel-related cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral infection, has nearly tripled in England during the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year, British health officials said...

Chikungunya, dengue fever, zika: how many cases in each French region this summer?
Increase in native cases of chikungunya follows outbreak in Réunion Chikungunya and dengue fever are spread by tiger mosquitoes Kobkit Chamchod/Shutterstock Reports of mosquito-borne diseases spreading in France are increasing this year, as a...

MAGA journalist who attacked Zelensky's clothes at notorious White House press conference takes VERY different approach during reunion
Conservative journalist Brian Glenn had an hilarious exchange with Volodymyr Zelensky after the Ukrainian president chose to wear a suit to his latest meeting with Donald Trump. Glenn, who is currently dating Republican Congresswoman Marjorie...

TRAVELOGUE: Visiting Zuma Rock anew, from 90s awe to 2025 lens
Zuma Rock has loomed large in my imagination for as long as I can remember. I first encountered this colossal monolith in the late 1990s, passing by on trips from Abuja to Kaduna. Zuma Rock is an igneous intrusion made of gabbro and granodiorite...

What is chikungunya virus? Symptoms and advice as cases rise among travellers returning to UK
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Holiday Mathis horoscopes for Aug. 08, 2025
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY L’esprit Frondeur: ‘The Spirit of the Slingshot’ Mars, invigorated by its new Libran environs, trines Uranus and opposes Saturn, evoking the elegant rebellion of a French enfant terrible -- insouciant, provocative, eager to...

Surge in Chikungunya Cases Among UK Travellers
Travel-associated chikungunya cases in England have almost tripled this year, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Between January and June 2025, 73 cases were reported compared with 27 in the same period in 2024 – the highest...