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Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. A Defence Department official told...

Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC

Christa Pike is "up and walking" while in hospital after last week's botched attempt to execute her in...

WHO Chief urges transparency amid Russia plague reports

The WHO said Wednesday it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician...

Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker’s death in Russia

US President Donald Trump has said he will speak with Vladimir Putin soon about the death of a...

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86

The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived ⁠in opulence before being disgraced by...

US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy takes effect as trade war drags on

A US ban on several Canadian imports, including alcohol, dairy and motorcycles, has come into effect as a trade war between the two neighbours...

Trump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do ‘big damage’

British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used by the...

Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass

Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris for a giant open-air Mass. Crowds cheered as the pontiff...

Students strike across Germany in protest against military service

School strikes are taking place across Germany to protest against the possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. One of the organisers of the strike, Bela...

US and Iran hold first talks since June after Trump’s ‘annihilation’ threat

Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could...

No criminal charges in death of black Mississippi teenager, grand jury says

A grand jury will not bring criminal charges against anyone in the death of a Mississippi teenager, who was found dead two days after...