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Canada imposes up to 50% tariffs on US goods as trade deal stalls

Canada's retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, with no sign of a trade deal on the horizon. The...

Trump threatens to block Canada’s Bombardier sales unless planes made in US

United States President Donald ⁠Trump has said that Canada-based aeroplane maker Bombardier can no longer sell in the US unless they start manufacturing their...

At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport

An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and...

UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true sizes of countries

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right...

‘Layer upon layer of miracles’: How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel

A tunnelling expert involved in the rescue operation at a blocked Nepalese hydropower tunnel has described to the BBC how they managed to reach...

Keir Starmer announces resignation as MP

Sir Keir Starmer, the former British Prime Minister, has announced he is to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, a move...

Anthony Joshua’s driver attempted overtaking before fatal crash – trial hears

The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer’s friends, a...

New York City imposes year-long AI ban for younger students

New York City public schools will temporarily bar elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said...

More than 80 people including a baby feared dead after boat carrying 127 drifts in Atlantic for 27 days

More than 80 people, including a baby, are feared to have died in a boat that was adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for 27...

Trump’s $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century

Donald Trump's portrait has made its way on to a US coin - the first time a living president has appeared on American currency...

Embattled Spanish PM Sánchez insists no prior warnings before Ceuta crisis

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said no-one foresaw the influx of 72,000 migrants in the exclave of Ceuta, as pressure mounts over his...

Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after airports hack

Criminal hackers have posted the personal data of nearly nine million people online after breaching three UK airports. Hackers extorted Manchester Airports Group (MAG) for an...

US pounds Iran, Tehran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July

Iran and its Arab neighbours ​were plunged back into war on Wednesday by the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July,...

Bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast kills 16

At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country's health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured...

Could Tupac verdict inspire new efforts to find killer of his rival the Notorious B.I.G.?

The conviction of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in Las Vegas has brought an end to one of the world's most famous unsolved murder cases. He...

Ghanaian-Dutch MP Don Ceder adjudged Best Politician in the Netherlands for second consecutive time

Dutch Member of Parliament (MP) Don Ceder has once again been named the most valuable parliamentarian in the Dutch House of Representatives, marking a...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak surpasses 6,000 cases as death toll nears 3,000

The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic in recorded history. Official figures released Monday confirm more than 6,000 cases and...

Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom

The US Supreme Court has ruled that construction of a $400m (£297m) ballroom at the White House can go ahead, in a victory for...

Ex-gang boss found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Former gang boss Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur - the first conviction in a...

Ghana to host high-level UNGA side event on reparatory justice in September – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly...

Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

Russia has said its forces helped to repel Saturday's attempted coup in Niger. Explosions and gunfire rang out across capital, Niamey, early in the morning,...

British woman dies after stabbing at railway station in southern Germany

A British woman has died after being stabbed at a railway station in southern Germany in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have...

Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse traders protesting import duty hike

Police fired tear gas to disperse small-scale traders protesting against an import duty hike, ​a Reuters witness saw on Friday, while hundreds ‌of businesses...

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The move comes after trade...

Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules

A judge has ruled the US Department of Defence acted unlawfully when it designated artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling...

Malian music star Salif Keïta cancels South Africa tour over reported xenophobic violence

The decision by world-famous Malian musician Salif Keïta to stop touring in South Africa over what he called "xenophobic violence" has been met with...

Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health

An Israeli court has acquitted a Jewish man who attacked a nun in Jerusalem, in an incident caught on CCTV which drew widespread condemnation. Jerusalem...

Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

Thieves have stolen jewellery and artifacts from one of the most important prehistoric gold collections at a museum in the Spanish province of Alicante. The...

US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for pancreatic cancer that, in clinical trials, nearly doubled the overall survival time for...

Two German airport workers die of malaria after ‘mosquito arrives on plane’

Two Frankfurt Airport workers have died of malaria after a rare outbreak led to six employees contracting the serious infection spread by mosquitoes. It is...

Oil extends losses on hopes for Middle East talks to ease supply woes

Oil prices fell on Thursday, extending a streak of losses, on expectations that talks between Iran and Qatar might open the Strait of Hormuz...

Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations

The Trump administration has threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if planned renovations for the performing arts venue are not allowed to be carried...

CIA chief met Russian intelligence services but not Putin, Kremlin says

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe has met Russia's intelligence services during his visit to Moscow, the Kremlin has...

Dolly Parton net worth: The country legend had no kids. Here’s where her fortune is going

Dolly Parton died with a net worth of over $450 million, according to estimates. The Queen of Country’s death at the age of 80 was announced Tuesday by...

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently...

A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says

A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, just weeks...

Tanzania’s vice-president announces resignation in unprecedented move

Tanzania's Vice-President Emmanuel Nchimbi has announced he is resigning weeks after it was reported that he had fallen out with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The...

Russian stadium says it won’t host Kanye West gigs

The Russian stadium that was scheduled to host two shows by Ye, the rapper also known as Kanye West, has said the events will...

Oil prices slide 2% on Iran-Oman talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices dropped about 2% on Wednesday, adding to the previous session's losses, on fresh hopes ‌the Strait of Hormuz could reopen after Iran...

Prince Harry steps down from African wildlife charity board

The Duke of Sussex has stepped down from the board of an African wildlife charity whose rangers had been found to have committed human...