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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...

Truce agreed in Ethopian civil war

PRETORIA – The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a...

Fed delivers big rate hike

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday by three-quarters of a percentage point as it continued to battle the worst outbreak...

Migos rapper Takeoff shot and killed

Rapper Takeoff, from the chart-topping band Migos, has been shot and killed in Houston, according to US media reports. Police told Variety magazine the rapper was killed...

Bolsonaro won’t concede defeat in Brazil election

More than 17 hours after Brazil’s electoral chief declared Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva the winner of the presidential election, defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro...

Chinese workers flee factory after COVID lockdown

Workers have broken out of Apple’s largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a COVID outbreak forced staff to lockdown at the workplace. Video shared...

Lula beats Bolsonaro to return as Brazil president

Brazil - Challenger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won the election to become Brazil’s next president by a whisker, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro...