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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...

Rihanna shares first look of her baby boy

Seven months after welcoming their first child into the world, Rihanna and ASAP Rocky have finally shared photos of their baby boy. Rihanna made her TikTok debut on Saturday...

White House releases more JFK documents

The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents on the murder of US President John F Kennedy in full for the...

Power cuts in six states as deadly winter storm and tornadoes hit US

A fierce winter storm has left a trail of destruction across the southern US, devastating communities and killing three people in Louisiana. The weather has...

Musk sells more Tesla shares

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk has sold another 22 million shares, worth $3.58bn, in the electric car maker Tesla. The shares were sold on the Monday, Tuesday...

DJ tWitch dies at 40

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has...

‘Woman’ is Dictionary.com word of the year

Dictionary.com has chosen "woman" as its word of the year, noting that the term was "inseparable from the story of 2022". The decision "reflects how...