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Spain’s political future was on a knife edge on Sunday night as polls closed and counting began in a general election marked by the emotive issue of Catalan separatism and the emergence of hard-Right party Vox. According to provisional results from the count after Sunday’s general election in Spain, it appeared that Spain’s conservative forces…

Europe’s biggest aquarium faces legal action over the deaths of 30 hammerhead sharks, which a marine conservation group alleges were mistreated. Sea Shepherd France announced at the weekend that it would file a lawsuit on Monday against the Nausicaá aquarium in the French port of Boulogne, near Calais. The last of the 30 sharks, which…

The teenage gunman who attacked a synagogue in San Diego, killing a woman and injuring three others, was the apparent author of an online manifesto in which he described himself as a martyr with a hatred for anyone seeking the ‘destruction" of the white race. On Sunday, as Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, described the attack…

Terror masterminds have been freed up to carry out further Sri Lanka-style attacks on tourists because they are no longer preoccupied with running the Islamic State, intelligence officials have told the Sunday Telegraph. Agencies are concerned that further holiday destinations are now vulnerable to so-called ‘terrorist spectaculars’ as a result of the collapse of the…

The US authorities have launched a manhunt for a human rights activist accused of leading a violent raid of North Korea’s embassy to Spain, according to a federal arrest warrant that was unsealed on Friday.  Adrian Hong is the alleged ringleader of a seven-strong team behind February’s dramatic storming of the embassy who, claim the…

A second powerful cyclone has struck Mozambique demolishing homes, killing at least three and threatening "massive flooding" in the days ahead. Cyclone Kenneth, a category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph, hit the north of the country on Thursday only six weeks after Cyclone Idai caused widespread destruction in the centre of the…

The discovery of a series of decapitated seals left on Brittany’s beaches has shocked France and prompted a police manhunt for their killers. “People are horrified,” Julien, a resident of Concarneau in Finistère, told the Telegraph. “Whoever is killing seals and cutting off their heads has got to be truly sick.” Gautier Paris, the detective…

A 26-year-old Brazilian model has collapsed on the catwalk in front of horrified onlookers and died after he reportedly tripped on the straps of his sandals. Tales Soares stumbled while turning at the end of the stage during his performance at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil on Saturday night. The audience had thought Soares’…

Victims of a mass execution in Saudi Arabia were made to give false confessions obtained under torture, according to media reports. The kingdom on Tuesday beheaded 37 citizens, nearly all from its Shia minority, with one crucified after death. The United Nations said at least three were minors when charged. Court documents seen by CNN…

Gunmen in Pakistan have shot and killed a polio worker – the third death this week linked to the country’s latest vaccination drive, government officials said. The latest attack happened on Thursday in the south west city of Chaman, which borders Afghanistan, when two female vaccination workers were targeted as they carried out an immunisation programme. Nasreen Bibi, 35, was killed instantly, while a 24-year-old woman…