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Wife of Guinea-Bissau’s ousted president arrested after co-passenger found with $5.9m in cash

Portuguese authorities charged the wife of Guinea-Bissau's ousted president as part of an investigation into suspected smuggling and money laundering, judicial police said on...

Trump imposes partial travel restrictions on Nigeria, 14 other countries

President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering...

Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit

US President Donald Trump has filed a multi-billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the BBC over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech in a...

‘Bandits’ kidnap worshippers during church service in Nigeria

Armed men have kidnapped at least 13 people from a church in Nigeria's central Kogi state - the second such attack in as many...

US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8

The US military conducted strikes against three alleged drug-trafficking boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 8 people, according to US Southern...

Statue of Liberty replica collapses due to strong winds in Brazil

A 24-meter large replica of the Statue of Liberty in southern Brazil was brought down by strong gusty winds, a video of which has gone viral...

Bailiff fired for sexual conduct while on duty in courtroom

A former Shelby County Sheriff's Deputy appeared in Nashville on Thursday, trying to keep his law enforcement certification after being fired for having sexual...

Archaeologists discover 2,000 year-old Egyptian animal cemetery

Curled up against one another, covered in fabric shrouds and pieces of pottery, are the remains of nearly 600 animals – each resting in...

Trump launches ‘gold card’ visa; check how much it costs

President Donald Trump on Wednesday officially launched his “gold card” visa, a new immigration pathway that will allow foreigners to pay $1 million to expedite...

Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal

Sporadic gunfire and explosions have been reported as M23 rebels advance towards a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive...

US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry

Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to...

Taliban warn Afghans who wore ‘un-Islamic’ Peaky Blinders outfits

Four Afghan men were ordered to report to the Taliban government's department of vice and virtue for dressing in costumes inspired by the TV...

Trump vows to make US affordable again, as Americans feel the pinch

President Donald Trump has told a campaign-style rally that consumer prices are falling "tremendously", as he seeks to allay voter anxiety about the cost...

Trump criticises ‘decaying’ European countries and ‘weak’ leaders

US President Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine. In a wide-ranging interview with Politico,...

Thieves snatch more than a dozen artworks from Brazil library in daytime heist

Thieves made off with more than a dozen pieces of art, including works by Henri Matisse, from a library in São Paulo on Sunday. Two...

Scientists solve mystery of 3.4-million-year-old foot bones discovered in Ethiopia

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils,...

New mpox strain identified in England

A new strain of mpox, previously called monkeypox, has been detected in a person in England, say UK health officials. The virus is a mix...

New US security strategy aligns with Russia’s vision, Moscow says

Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration last...

At least 25 dead after fire rips through nightclub in India

A nightclub fire in the popular Indian resort region of Goa has killed at least 25 people including four tourists, officials said. The blaze is...

US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship. On...

Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook

Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media...

Photos and video from Epstein’s private island released by House Democrats

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned,...

Biggest revelations from new Netflix documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's four-part documentary on embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was released Tuesday on Netflix. "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" chronicles his rise...

Bodies of Russian Crypto investors found in polythene bags in UAE desert

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have located the bodies of Russian crypto investor Roman Novak and his wife Anna, who were killed in October. According to Russian media 47news on December...

A stranger messaged him on Facebook. It was the start of a nightmare that cost him $280,000

In October 2024, Joe Novak received an unexpected message from a stranger on Facebook that would change his life forever. Novak, a 52-year-old former...

Elon Musk says H-1B visas being ‘gamed’ by outsourcing firms

Tesla boss Elon Musk has said H-1B visas were being "gamed" by "some outsourcing companies", but the solution was stopping the abuse and not...

Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500

The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue workers still battling to...

Venezuela calls Trump airspace closure warning ‘colonialist threat’

Venezuela has accused US President Donald Trump of making a "colonialist threat" after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed. The...

Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong officials have held a moment of silence at the start of a three-day mourning period to remember those killed after the city's...

Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp

Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on ​Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if ‌it fails to comply with Russian law, news ‌agencies reported. In August, Russia...

US halts all asylum claim decisions in wake of National Guard shooting

The Trump administration is halting all asylum decisions in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington DC, US Citizenship...

8 more arrested over fire in Hong Kong that killed over 120 people

At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Eight people have...

Guinea-Bissau President flees to Senegal after coup

Guinea-Bissau's deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has arrived in neighbouring Senegal following his release by military forces that toppled his government this week, Senegal's...

National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC

One of the two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington DC on Wednesday has died, US President Donald Trump said. Sarah...

Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace

Police in Malawi are investigating how four police dogs went missing from a presidential palace in the capital, Lilongwe, during the political transition in...

Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House

Two National Guard soldiers are critically injured after being gunned down in Washington, DC, less than two blocks from the White House, in what...

Thief caught on camera stealing 8ft tall Christmas decoration

A thief on an electric bike has been recorded on CCTV stealing a giant Christmas Nutcracker soldier statue from outside an Edinburgh cocktail bar. The...

At least 44 dead, over 270 missing in massive fire outbreak in Hong Kong

A deadly inferno has torn through a massive housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 44 people with more than 270 others still...

Chicago suspect who set woman on fire a ‘career criminal’, White House says

The Chicago man who allegedly doused a woman in gasoline and lit her on fire on 17 November was a "career criminal", the White...

Shock as woman declared dead resurrects, knocks on coffin minutes before cremation

A woman thought to be dead, who was about to be cremated at a Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, has been...