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Luigi Mangione admits to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione has admitted to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after pleading guilty to federal charges of interstate stalking resulting in death. “I shot Mr Thompson in Manhattan and he...

Iran, US make competing claims over control of Strait of Hormuz

 The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management", ‌the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary...

UPDATE: Rescuers fear more victims will be found on second day

BOGOTA - Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into ​a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug...

Death toll rises after Colombia struck by 7.4 earthquake

At least 77 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia early on Monday, leaving people...

Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as new US Attorney General

United States President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche has been narrowly confirmed as attorney general –...

Artemis II leaves Earth’s orbit on track for far side of the Moon

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have now left the Earth's orbit, after their Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for a...

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performance, especially over the release of...

UK funeral director admits to misconduct

A funeral director has admitted preventing the burials of 30 bodies and stealing donations made to charities by mourners. Robert Bush, 48, was arrested after...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills one in Indonesia

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Molucca Sea off Indonesia's Ternate island early Thursday, killing at least one person. The quake, which struck at 06:48...

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon ​as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space...

Trump administration to shutter historic Border Road between US and Canada

The US government will close a nearly nine-mile (14km) stretch of road from 1 July along its border that runs between Montana and Alberta,...