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Azerbaijan says plane hit by ‘external interference’ over Russia before crash
Azerbaijan's transport minister has said the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December was subjected to "external interference" and damaged inside and out,...
At least 69 migrants dead after boat sank off Morocco, Mali says
At least 69 people died, including 25 Malian nationals, after a boat headed from West Africa to Spain capsized off Morocco on Dec. 19,...
South Korea MPs file motion to impeach acting President
South Korea's opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country's prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after...
Mozambique’s opposition leader vows to install himself as President
Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential...
Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
The Church of England's second most senior cleric Stephen Cottrell will call in a Christmas sermon on Wednesday for repentance and change within an...
Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes with many feared dead
An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 67 passengers and five...
Three shot dead as gunmen attack Haiti hospital
At least three people have been killed when armed men in Haiti opened fire at medical staff, police and journalists during a briefing to...
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a hospital after developing a fever, according to a spokesman for the Democrat."He remains in...
Anything, everything I can do; I’ll do for God – Denzel Washington after baptism
Denzel Washington is celebrating a big moment for him and his faith.The Oscar-winning actor, 69, was baptised and received a minister's license at the...
Trump wants mass deportations; a ride-along with immigration officers shows the challenges
The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, and then an officer’s voice...
Spacecraft attempts closest ever approach to Sun
A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun.
The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's...
Honda and Nissan join forces to challenge Chinese EV market
Honda and Nissan plan to merge as the two Japanese firms seek to fight back against competition from the Chinese car industry.
Joining forces would...
Man charged with murder for setting woman ablaze on NYC subway
A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train...
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains
Russian scientists have unveiled the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth found in thawing permafrost in the remote Yakutia region of Siberia during the...
Biden commutes most federal death sentences
US President, Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison...
Woman dies after being set on fire
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway...
Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfall in the east African country last week, local authorities have said.
The country's National...
US deportations under Biden surpass Trump’s record
US immigration authorities last year deported the largest number of undocumented immigrants in nearly a decade, surpassing the record of Donald Trump's first term...
Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370
Getty Images A file picture of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 - similar to the one which operated flight MH370Getty ImagesThe Malaysian government says...
Four French nationals released following mediation by Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has facilitated the release of four French nationals detained in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, since December 2023.The Ministry of Foreign...
Pope assassination plot foiled by UK intelligence
A plot to assassinate Pope Francis during a trip to Iraq was stopped following a tip-off from British intelligence, according to his upcoming autobiography.The...
‘Everybody wants to be my friend,’ Trump says of CEOs
US president-elect, Donald Trump has said that people who were his enemies in his first term, now want to be his friend.In his first...
Driver jailed for killing 3 teenage passengers after inhaling laughing gasÂ
A driver who inhaled laughing gas at the wheel has been jailed for nine years and four months after he admitted killing his three...
Bitcoin hits new record high of more than $106,000
Bitcoin has surged to a new record high, extending a rally that has seen the cryptocurrency's price rise by more than 50% since Donald...
Why a nation of 1.45 billion wants more children
Last year, India nudged past China to become the world's most populous country, according to UN estimates.
With nearly 1.45 billion people now, you'd think...
US court jails two Ghanaians for internet fraud and money laundering
An American Judge in the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville, Thomas A. Varlan, has sentenced two Ghanaian nationals to prison for internet fraud...
Controversial Nigerian pastor dismisses UK deportation claims
High-profile Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega has dismissed claims that he was about to be deported from the UK, where his church is facing allegations...
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United...
Elon Musk’s record $447 billion fortune means he’s nearly $200 billion ahead of Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk is nearly $200 billion richer than Jeff Bezos, and personally worth more than Costco, after adding $63 billion to his fortune in...
Three men accuse Diddy of rape and sexual assault in new lawsuits
Three more men have accused Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape and sexual assault in a batch of new lawsuits alleging the rapper drugged and...
Indian teen becomes youngest world chess champion
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating defending champion China's Ding Liren in a dramatic turn on Thursday.
Dommaraju,...
British trader found guilty of £1bn fraud
A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud...
US President Biden grants clemency to 39 individuals and commutes 1,499 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, including...
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons and commutes 1,500 sentences
US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people.The...
Elon Musk becomes first person to reach net worth of $400 billion
The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone.
Elon Musk’s net worth has reached $400 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him...
WhatsApp and Instagram restored after Meta outages
Instagram and WhatsApp are now back online after a mass global outage affected several Meta-owned apps on Wednesday.Facebook has yet to confirm whether all...
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has said he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated he would fire him, takes...
Suspect who attacked judge in viral video bags 65 years in prison
A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom has been sentenced to decades in prison.Deobra Redden was...
Brazil’s president ‘well’ after brain bleed surgery
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is doing "well" after undergoing surgery for a brain bleed, his doctors say.
The 79-year-old was taken to...
Prolific writer, Nikki Giovanni passes away at 81
Nikki Giovanni, the award-winning US poet who emerged as one of the leading voices of the 1960s Black Arts movement, has died aged 81.
Giovanni...