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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-20 00:00:45 (5 days ago)

A Ruhr treat: can a giant pigeon and a pink basketball revive Germany’s depressed industrial heartland?

The Manifesta biennale is taking over a dozen tiny churches in German towns ravaged by division and decline – and filling them with ball games, bouncy castles and a radical community spirit

After Germany’s Ruhr conurbation – the third-largest urban area in western Europe – was pummelled during the second world war, planners came up with an ingenious idea. About 80% of the sprawl – which incorporates big cities such as Essen and Duisburg, and dozens of smaller towns like Bochum and Gelsenkirchen – had been destroyed. And so, for the reconstruction, a newly formed Diocese of the Ruhr built literally hundreds of closely packed Pantoffelkirchen or “slipper churches”, so named because they were close enough to housing developments for churchgoers to walk to mass in their slippers.

Today, Pantoffelkirchen are declining sharply. Estimates of the amount of disused or derelict churches are as high as 300, and 100 have been sold off in the last year alone. Until October, 12 of them are home to Manifesta, the travelling art biennale. They stand as centrepieces of communities that have been ravaged this time not by war, but by deindustrialisation, mass unemployment and environmental decline.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 23:59:18 (5 days ago)

Fans in Madrid party all night long after Spain’s World Cup victory

Spanish fans spent the night partying in Madrid after their team defeated Argentina 1-0 in the final of the World Cup.

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-19 23:54:52 (5 days ago)

Huge search operation after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana

Authorities launch criminal investigation after passenger list – showing more than 100 passengers – was found to be inaccurate, complicating rescue efforts

A massive search-and-rescue operation is under way after a ferry sank ⁠off the coast of Guyana in South America ⁠late on Saturday, in what has been described by officials as one of the country’s worst maritime disasters.

Authorities launched a criminal investigation after a government official said the captain and a crew member of the ferry allegedly tested positive for marijuana and the vessel’s passenger manifest was found to be inaccurate.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 23:52:54 (5 days ago)

Argentinians show pride in Buenos Aires despite World Cup final defeat

Argentinians filled the streets of Buenos Aires to honour their team despite its World Cup final defeat.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 23:43:42 (5 days ago)

How a young and cohesive Spain took down Lionel Messi’s Argentina

La Roja nullified and frustrated Argentina as they secured victory in New Jersey to win their second World Cup.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-19 23:34:02 (5 days ago)

Kiev targets Moscow with 400+ drones – mayor

More than 400 Ukrainian drones were launched toward the Moscow Region overnight, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.
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Le Monde - World News

2026-07-19 23:26:29 (5 days ago)

US launches ninth night of strikes on Iran as it hits out at Gulf neighbors

Early on Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had launched a 'surprise attack' on an 'enemy command center' in Syria. This fresh round of violence comes after three new US military fatalities were announced, as hope for a political settlement to end the war has dimmed.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-19 23:20:48 (5 days ago)

Andy Burnham to become UK’s PM on Monday: What happens next?

Andy Burnham will become UK prime minister. Here's how the transition of power will unfold.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-07-19 23:20:27 (5 days ago)

Trump demands damages from Canada over heavy smoke from Ontario wildfires

US President Donald Trump ⁠said that he told Canadian ⁠Prime Minister Mark Carney that Canada must do better at controlling Ontario wildfires whose smoke has affected several US states. The day after threatening to levy additional tariffs ‌on Canadian goods to punish Canada over the wildfire smoke, Trump said he spoke to Carney at the Fifa World Cup final that both of them attended on Sunday. “I have a good relationship with Mark Carney, but we’ve got to ⁠stop the fires up there,” Trump told...

ABC News - International News

2026-07-19 23:19:19 (5 days ago)

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Peru's Andes region and kills at least 6 people

Images broadcast by local media captured the anguish of victims’ relatives.

Times of Israel - World News

2026-07-19 23:16:20 (5 days ago)

Hungarian PM nominates Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgar to serve as interim president

Announcing nomination, Peter Magyar says Hungary 'needs unity, peace and a president whom every Hungarian can be proud of'

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Gazeta do Povo - Mundo

2026-07-19 23:05:39 (5 days ago)

Como o Japão se tornou um centro de operações para espiões da Rússia?

Descubra como o Japão virou base de espiões russos que buscam tecnologia e componentes para armas usadas na guerra contra a Ucrânia. Saiba mais agora.