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Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire

Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past...

US strikes Iranian missile sites and boats near Strait of Hormuz amid peace talks 

The United States military launched targeted airstrikes on southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The strikes hit missile launch pads and...

Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

Russia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of "systematic strikes" against Kyiv, days after carrying out one of its largest attacks on the...

White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show

The suspect who fired shots outside the White House, striking a bystander before the Secret Service shot and killed him, had previous run-ins with authorities...

Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment

Violent clashes have erupted between inmates and security personnel at a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas. Extra security forces were deployed to the...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang departs for Guyana’s 60th Independence celebrations

Vice President Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has departed Ghana for Guyana to participate in activities marking the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations. The Vice President...

Google appeals US court ruling on search monopoly

Alphabet's Google on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling in Washington that it holds illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising. Here are some...

Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...

Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal

Oil prices have fallen sharply, and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel...

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DR Congo

Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak...

Philippines building collapse: Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped

More than 20 people are trapped under the rubble of a building under construction in the Philippines that collapsed on Sunday, officials said, as...

Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House

A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials...

World Bank document shows 27 countries seeking to ensure access to crisis funds

Twenty-seven countries have ​moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could ‌quickly access funding from existing World Bank...

US says temporary visa holders should leave to apply for Green Cards

The Trump administration has said foreign nationals who enter the US on temporary visas should return to their home countries if they want to...

UN releases $60m from emergency response fund to tackle Ebola outbreak

The United Nations has approved the immediate release of $60 million from its central emergency response fund to help contain a deadly Ebola outbreak...

Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation after accusing Ukraine of carrying out a deadly attack on a student dormitory in an occupied part...

Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms

Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities...

Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

Russia and China condemn US over indictment of former Cuban leader

China and Russia have condemned a US decision to charge Cuba's former president Raúl Castro with murder. The Chinese foreign ministry called on the US...

Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon’s UK boss

Record levels of young people are out of work – but it is not their fault, Amazon's UK boss has said. "We have to stop...

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the...

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further – WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola is ready. Two...

Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for 93 countries including UK

UK citizens are among dozens of nationalities who will soon have to apply for a visa if they wish to stay in Thailand for...

Putin says Russia-China ties at unprecedented level, invites Xi to Russia

Ties between ​Russia and ‌China are ​at ​an unprecedented level, ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin ​told his Chinese counterpart ​Xi ​Jinping in Beijing ‌on ⁠Wednesday, and...

Belgian ex-diplomat Davignon dies before trial over Lumumba assassination

A 93-year-old Belgian former diplomat who this year became the first person charged in the fateful assassination of Congolese independence ​leader Patrice Lumumba in...

Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI

A U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world's...

Teen suspects fatally shoot three in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque

Two teenage attackers fatally shot three men at a mosque in San Diego, California, in a suspected hate crime, before taking their own lives,...

Oil price slumps as Trump says he called off Iran attacks

The price of oil slumped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he was holding off a military attack on Iran planned for...

Two US nationals arrested over stunt at enclosure of famous monkey Punch

Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped into the enclosure of an internet-famous monkey at a Japanese zoo while the other filmed...

Toronto police arrest Ghanaian over two separate sexual assault incidents

The Toronto Police Service in Canada has arrested a 30-year-old Ghanaian man in connection with two separate sexual assault investigations in different parts of...

Global oil prices and bond yields rise after Trump warns Iran over stalled peace talks

The price of oil rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran the "clock is ticking" as talks to bring the war...

Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran as peace progress stalls

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the "clock is ticking" as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. "They better get...

Escaped tiger shot by police after attacking man in Germany

An escaped tiger believed to be owned by Germany's "Tiger Queen" has been shot dead by police after attacking one of its keepers. Police told...

Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy before trying to stab them

A man has driven his car into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena, before trying to stab them, officials say. Eight people have...

Senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the killing of a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in a joint-operation with the US. "Our determined Nigerian Armed...

Israel says it has killed Hamas commander in Gaza air strike

Israel says it has killed Hamas commander Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, who it described as "one of the architects of the October 7 massacre", in...

Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi

US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," the US president told...

Ghanaian pastor in Canada jailed over assault case involving 13-year-old congregant

A Canadian court has sentenced Emmanuel Yeboah, a 38-year-old self-styled Ghanaian pastor based in Barrie, to 18 months in prison following his conviction in...

Three including Ghanaian brothers indicted in alleged romance fraud targeting elderly Americans

Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted over their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network...

Trump and Xi hold talks but no trade deal agreed

It was a day heavy with symbolism in Beijing, marked by choreographed ceremonies and carefully staged optics, but there was no sweeping trade breakthrough...