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The congressional hearings are unlikely to rescue the Democrats from the midterms – but they could save US democracy

Cannes, Marseille and Istanbul are among the places that should be bracing for a tidal wave, says Unesco

A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages

And other stories from the stranger side of life

The ‘repressive’ African nation is hosting this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Prince of Wales urges the world not to forget the atrocities during visit to Nyamata Church genocide memorial

Kyiv has long coveted membership as it seeks to ‘escape the yoke of Russian colonialism’

Putin threatens to deploy Russia’s latest intercontinental ballistic missiles by the end of the year

Prosecutors claim football legend’s death was result of ‘omissions’ by medics and a psychologist

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Tiny Black Sea outpost could hold key to avoiding global food shortage

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Three-storey vessel was being moved to an ‘undisclosed shipyard’ for ‘maintenance’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Fina may introduce an ‘open’ category to allow trans swimmers to compete at highest level

New chief, Gen Sir Patrick Sanders, says British Army must be capable of winning wars on land

Payton Gendron’s hate-filled manifesto included Norse symbolism appropriated by the Nazi Party

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Rumour the actor has been executed not dampened by incident outside Manhattan restaurant

Even in Democratic strong­holds, ‘voters are demanding a shift towards policies to combat crime’

There’s a whiff of panic in the air – and not just in stock markets

And other stories from the stranger side of life

British journalist feared dead after fisherman suspect led police to the remains of two men

Russian bombardment of Ukraine has been causing untold ecological damage

Danish pharma company has doubled its revenue projections as orders flood in

The breakaway regions have been under the control of pro-Russian separatists since 2014

New research pinpoints origins of deadly disease to north Kyrgyzstan

And other stories from the stranger side of life

South Korea’s compulsory military service may be a factor in ‘hiatus’

Ukraine drops down the Global Peace Index as Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the list

Report says coexistence with wild animals in India is ‘reaching the threshold of tolerance’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Google engineer claims artificial intelligence system displayed a level of consciousness