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Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Israel strikes Lebanon as pager attacks a 'declaration of war'

Hassan Nasrallah said the attacks which saw pagers and walkie talkies explode “violated all red line...

Biggest-ever animal welfare reform will free 300 million from cages

Extraordinary coming together of farmers, campaigners, food industry figures and experts in the EU s...

Doddie Weir set up the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Motor neurone disease treatment hope as Scottish study makes drugs breakthrough

The findings have been made in a study led by the University of Aberdeen and could provide a breakthrough in treating motor neurone disease

What line do countries have to cross to lose their right to a party invitation?Jane Bradley
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Scots speakers experience 'threats and hate speech' over language use

The study, which saw experts travel to Scotland to interview Gaelic and Scots speakers, was publishe...

The behind-the scenes arguments before doomed Titanic sub imploded

The submersible imploded last year en route to visit the wreck of the Titanic

Ukraine

How Putin's plan for 180,000 more army troops has war on knife edge

The Ukraine conflict is on a knife edge between escalation and a growing demand for compromise

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Protesters wave Scottish flags and hold placards as they march in support of Scottish independence in Glasgow earlier this year (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Any future referendum must have an 'undeniable' result

If elected US President, Donald Trump may plunge Europe into a major security crisis (Picture: Mandel Ngan)

Trump's election as President would be real risk to European security Scotsman comment

What line do countries have to cross to lose their right to a party invitation?Jane Bradley
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A piper plays as Donald Trump opens his Trump Turnberry golf resort in 2016 (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

A message to Donald Trump from his 'homeland': you are a traitor Ian Johnston

People watch the ABC News presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at a debate watch party (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

How Kamala Harris got under Donald Trump’s skin in fiery TV debate

A man comforts injured Jaroslav Bazylevych after his wife and three children were killed in a Russian missile attack in Lviv on Wednesday (Picture: Yuriy Dyacnyshyn)

As Russia kills children in Ukraine, West protects Putin's warplanes Stewart McDonald

A Ukrainian serviceman drives a self-propelled howitzer 2S1 Gvozdika in the Sumy region, near the border with Russia, on August 13

British Challenger 2 tanks ‘used in Ukraine’s Russian incursion’

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Historic Environment Scotland collections registrar Ross Irving with the statue of Robert Burns

Robert Burns statue discovered in compost heap returned to Scotland

US hip hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan roughly six months after authorities conducting a sex trafficking investigation raided his homes in Los Angeles and Miami

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking charges allegations revealed

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Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo from Thailand, has recently become a viral internet sensation.

Meet Moo Deng the Pygmy Hippo: 15 pictures of the viral sensation

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni share a moment at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy. Picture: Phil Noble/PA Wire

Analysis Why Starmer's meeting with Italy's Giorgia Meloni is a risky strategy

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip. Picture: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Trump declared 'safe' in 'assassination attempt' at his golf course

Jared Isaacman was the first person to take part in a private spacewalk, with all the others having been professional astronauts (Picture: SpaceX)

First private spacewalk is much more than an adventure for super-rich Scotsman comment

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10 out of this world images from Astronomy Photographer of the Year

The debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was the first time the two presidential hopefuls had met. Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Analysis 5 ways Kamala Harris got the better of Donald Trump in raging debate

Taylor Swift performs on stage during the Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium in June (Picture: Gareth Cattermole)

How Taylor Swift and the Childless Cat Ladies will be Trump's downfall Janet Christie

By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The £10 fee visitors entering Scotland will have to pay from April

A tiny partula snail, marked with reflective paint, prepares to retake its homeland in French Polynesia (Picture: RZSS)

Why humanity should apologise to snails travelling halfway round world Scotsman comment

(From L to R) Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru, Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei and Kenya's Selly Chepyego Kaptich in the women's marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP) (Photo by FERENC ISZA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack

Prince Harry polishes his own Combined Cadet Force (CCF) boots in his room at Eton College, in 2003. The prince was among thousands of school pupils who have been part of the Combined Cadet Force. (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Why Russia's new military training for children 'sounds like our CCF' Jane Bradley

The mosquito-borne virus causing deaths in European holiday hot spots

The overturning of the Roe v Wade case by the US Supreme Court has led to bans on abortion in a dozen states (Picture: Stefani Reynolds)

How US Christian right is waging Taliban-style war on women Susan Dalgety

Linda Madaci and Leila Hamami protesting outside SNP conference. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Palestinian Scots 'will never vote SNP again' after 'insulting' meet

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Why the Scottish Government switched off comments on Holocaust article

Edinburgh City Chambers, off the Royal Mile. Picture: Getty Images

Taiwan 'friendship' agreement axed after China university visa threat

Guards raise Taiwan's national flag on Democracy Boulevard in Taipei (Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Your Say: Is Edinburgh right to drop Taiwan deal to please China? Ian Johnston

Air bubbles rise in surface meltwater on the ice sheet that covers most of Greenland (Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How loss of trillion tonnes of ice a year is transforming planet Earth Ian Johnston

Hannah and Mike Lynch who died after the luxury yacht Bayesian sank in a storm on Monday whilst moored around half a mile off the coast of Porticello, Sicily.

Mike Lynch family ‘devastated’ after bodies recovered from yacht

How Iran inches closer to nuclear capability as Israel conflict grows

The fee would need to be paid by those travelling from Scottish airports to EU destinations. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

The €7 EU visa every British passport holder must have next year

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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