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Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss’s affair with alleged Chinese spy

US President Donald Trump has said the FBI is investigating the affair between the chief executive of Nvidia and an alleged Chinese spy. Trump said he spoke to Jensen Huang...

Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin

The world is on course for its hottest year on record as the planet is hit with warming...

Seven killed, several injured after trains collide in Egypt

Two trains collided in Egypt on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, health officials said. The...

‘Dana, please take the job!’ – Trump asks UFC boss to be White House press secretary

US President Donald Trump has asked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White to be White House press...

Paraguay’s president impeached and under house arrest after bank collapse

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a...

Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end shutdown

WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on Saturday in a bid to end a 29-day partial government shutdown, after...

Car bomb in Colombian police academy kills eight

BOGOTA − A car bomb exploded at a police academy in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding 10...

UK PM May wins confidence vote; now to search for Brexit consensus

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May’s government won a confidence vote in the British parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for her to attempt...

McDonald’s loses ‘Big Mac’ trademark case to Irish chain Supermac’s

McDonald’s Corp has lost its rights to the trademark “Big Mac” in a European Union case ruling in favour of Ireland-based fast-food chain Supermac’s,...

Belgium fines 92-year-old fraudster

BRUSSELS − A 92-year-old woman who defrauded the Belgian tax authorities of millions of euros over many decades was spared jail on Wednesday but...

China court sentences Canadian to death as diplomatic row deepens

BEIJING/OTTAWA − A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...