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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy.

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after a luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Italy.

Antony Blinken's announcement, after a day of meetings with the Israeli president, prime minister, and defence minister, that a bridging proposal has been agreed, is an optimistic end to a day that began with serious doubts about the potential ceasefire.

It's been a mad few months, even by American political standards.

The European Space Agency's Juice craft will return to Earth tonight, taking part in a "world first" fly-by.

French actor Alain Delon has died at the age of 88 after suffering from ill health, his family has announced.

Social media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, after claiming a judge on the country's supreme court threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if the company did not comply with his orders.

Next week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be characterised by a mood of relief among delegates.

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is "closer than we've ever been", according to Joe Biden.