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Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France

Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local authorities said. The pilot and 10 passengers died in the...

Trump threatens 100 per cent tariff over tech tax

United States president Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100 per cent import tariff on any European...

Earthquake shifts political ground for Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez 

 Venezuela's strongest earthquake in over a century is the biggest challenge to Delcy Rodriguez's early leadership but could also...

Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels

The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through...

Burnham confirms Starmer succession bid as he is sworn in as MP

Andy Burnham has been officially sworn in as Makerfield's new MP amid loud cheers from his Labour colleagues...

Nine die in New Year celebration in Uganda

At least nine people have died in a crowd crush during New Year festivities in the Ugandan capital Kampala. A number of children were killed...

Lula sworn in

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil - the third time he has held the country’s...

TV trailblazer Barbara Walters dies at home

Pioneering US TV broadcaster Barbara Walters has died aged 93 after a career spanning half a century. She became the first US female network news...

Andrew Tate ‘to be held for 30 days’ by police in Romania

A Romanian court has agreed to a police request to hold the controversial influencer Andrew Tate in detention for 30 days. Tate was arrested alongside...

US tightens travel rules as tourism set to resume in China

The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on Chinese tourists, after China announced it would reopen its borders next week. Tighter...

Fisherman survives by clinging to ocean buoy for two days

A missing fisherman who had fallen from his boat off the coast of Brazil was found clinging to a signal buoy. David Soares, 43, was...