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Jason Arday death ‘tragedy on so many levels’ says PM

Andy Burnham has described the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday as "a tragedy on so many levels", as he called for a "moment for reflection". Arday was found...

Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia

At least 47 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday, the...

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...

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...

FTX recovers $5b of assets

Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has located more than $5bn of assets, an attorney for the firm says. However, a US bankruptcy court was told on...

Domestic flights grounded in US

All US domestic flights have been grounded for several hours because of a glitch with the flight control system. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says...

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress

Supporters of Brazilian far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Congress in the capital. The dramatic scenes came a week after left-wing veteran Luiz Inácio Lula...

China blocks online COVID critics

China has taken down more than 1 000 social media accounts – some with millions of followers – that criticised the government’s COVID policies. Social...

McCarthy gets nod for speaker on 15th round of voting

Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives amid heated exchanges which almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows. McCarthy finally...

Amazon cutting thousands of jobs in January

Amazon aims to shed more than 18 000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant’s boss says. Affected workers will be informed from January...