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Couple sue funeral home after receiving son’s decaying brain in a box

Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son’s brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car and got...

Harvard to comply with Trump administration demand to turn over employment forms

Harvard University said on Tuesday it will comply with the demands of President Donald Trump's administration to turn over employment forms for thousands of university...

Mining billionaire welcomes Trump tariffs on copper

A leading North American mining entrepreneur, who wants to open his own US copper mine, has welcomed plans for a 50% tax on copper...

Powerful quake in Russia’s Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres...

Man arrested after sniffing woman’s buttocks at store

Police in California arrested a registered sex offender after he allegedly sniffed a woman’s buttocks at a department store. Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was arrested...

Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their...

England Women’s Team crowned European Champions again as Burna Boy surprises manager

In a thrilling conclusion to the tournament, the England women’s national football team triumphed over Spain in Sunday’s final, successfully defending their European championship...

China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births

Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the...

Glasgow-Bound plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat by passenger

A Scotland-bound easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport on Sunday after a passenger allegedly shouted he had a...

Police officer among four dead in shooting at New York City office building

A New York City police officer is among four people killed in a shooting inside a Midtown Manhattan high-rise. Police said the gunman walked into...

Trump sets new deadline of 10 or 12 days for Russia to act on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump set a new deadline on Monday of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in...

US to allow federal workers to promote religion in workplaces

Federal employees may discuss and promote their religious beliefs in the workplace, the Trump administration said on Monday, citing religious freedoms protected by the...

Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting

Five people were killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok on Monday. The suspect in the attack at Or Tor Kor...

Woman shot dead months after receiving ‘stay away from my man’ warning

A 32-year-old South African woman, Lesego Mary Masina, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen during what seemed like a robbery. The sad incident happened...

5 killed in Thailand market mass shooting

Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, according to Thai officials. The suspect in the attack at...

DR Congo: Over 40 killed in attack linked to Islamic State

More than 40 people were killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN and the...

US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says

The United States is pausing all routine visa services at U.S. Embassy in Niger's capital, Niamey, until further notice, according to a State Department...

Trump’s distraction methods fall flat against Epstein uproar

President Donald Trump's superpowers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny. But the Republicans' well-worn methods of changing...

Trump administration to release over $5bn school funding that it withheld

President Donald Trump's administration will release more than $5 billion in previously approved funding for K-12 school programs that it froze over three weeks ago under review, which had led to bipartisan condemnation. KEY...

Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns

Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN's food aid programme has warned. "Malnutrition is surging...

Benin names Spike Lee and wife ambassadors for African-Americans in the US

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African-Americans...

Hospital worker arrested over assault of patient

A member of staff at a psychiatric hospital has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a patient. Northamptonshire Police said a woman,...

Female exec captured in viral Coldplay concert clip resigns

A US tech company's chief people officer, who was apparently caught on a big screen at a Coldplay concert embracing the company's CEO, has...

French President Emmanuel Macron sues podcaster for claiming his wife is male

  French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens Wednesday over the...

81 candidates apply to run in Cameroon’s presidential elections

It's a record number: 81 candidate applications to run in the presidential elections set for October this year were made to Cameroon's national body...

Why Filipino couples keep getting married in flooded churches

It was a scene you'd expect to see at any wedding. Jamaica Aguilar walked down the aisle, clutching her father's arm, dressed in a white...

Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power

A new constitution that has allowed Togo's long-time head of state, Faure Gnassingbé, to shift to a new role as all-powerful prime minister –...

Nearly $10m in US-funded contraceptives to be burned rather than shipped to poor countries

U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations...

UN climate address highlights Ghana’s role in Oceans Centres Initiatives

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Ghana, has held a special media engagement on climate issues. The...

Africa to be hit hard as UK foreign aid cuts revealed

The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children's education and women's health in Africa facing the...

China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children

Dozens of provincial officials and hospital staff attempted to cover up a lead poisoning case that made hundreds of children sick in north-west China...

Prince George photo released for his 12th birthday

A new photograph of Prince George has been issued by Kensington Palace to mark his 12th birthday. The photo of the smiling prince was published...

Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia freed

A Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade has been released after a lengthy campaign to save him...

Queen Elizabeth II’s fashion to feature in exhibition

The changing fashions of the late Queen Elizabeth are to go on show in a major exhibition next year at Buckingham Palace. There will be...

How US customs intercepted a shipment of stolen cars from Virginia to Ghana

In fiscal year 2025 alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have intercepted more than $6.5 million in stolen cars from the Port of...

Harvard and Trump lawyers clash in court over funding fight

Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration have sparred in a Boston courtroom as they fought over President Donald Trump's decision to strip...

Delta Airlines pilot makes ‘aggressive manoeuvre’ to avoid collision with military aircraft

A Delta Airlines pilot was forced to make an "aggressive" evasive manoeuvre to avoid a potential mid-air collision with a US military aircraft before...

Trump threatens to block stadium build over name

President Donald Trump has threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders' new stadium if the American football team does not revert to...

Trump administration releases files on Martin Luther King Jr

US President Donald Trump's administration has released a trove of records on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr, including FBI surveillance files on...

Sudan to block WhatsApp calls, citing national security

Sudan will block voice and video calls on Meta’s WhatsApp messenger starting next week, the country’s telecommunications regulator said on Sunday, citing “national security”...