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World

Xi Jinping to meet Kim Jong Un in rare visit to North Korea

China's president Xi Jinping will meet Kim Jong Un next week in a trip to North Korea, in his first visit in nearly seven years, according to both countries'...

US House delivers rebuke to Trump as it votes to halt Iran war

The US House of Representatives has passed a measure that seeks to halt President Donald Trump from taking...

Trump: Vance and Rubio 2028 run would be unbeatable

US President Donald Trump said in a podcast interview aired on Wednesday that ​Vice President JD Vance and...

UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed

British police faced a national backlash on Tuesday over ​the inflammatory case of an 18-year-old student who was...

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

The U.S. ‌Department of Commerce on Sunday moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies...

Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital

WASHINGTON - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been ​hospitalised and is in "critical but stable condition," ‌his spokesperson said on Sunday. The...

Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

US threatens shipping firms with sanctions if they pay Iran tolls

The US has warned shipping companies they could face sanctions if they pay Iran for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. An alert on...

Spirit Airlines shutting down after rescue talks collapse

Spirit Airlines is shutting down as a business after failing to secure a $500m (£368m) bailout from the Trump administration. The budget airline was in...

Six injured in Washington state school stabbing

Six people have been injured in a stabbing at a school in the US state of Washington following an "altercation", police said. Five high school...

Trump expected to be among Nobel Peace Prize nominees

OSLO - Some 287 candidates will be considered for ​the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with...