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The Democratic chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and a prominent Democratic congressman asked the U.S. attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Jared ...

King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean nations continue to advocate for reparations for the country’s role in the transatlantic ...

An Israeli strike early on Friday morning killed at least three journalists as they slept in a guesthouse in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, Lebanese media reported. Those killed included cameraman ...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris basked in the support of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, entertainer Tyler Perry and former President Barack Obama on Thursday at a rally that drew thousands ...

A shootout between two battling criminal groups in Mexico’s southern Pacific state of Guerrero on Thursday left 16 people dead, authorities said, as the country has been hit by a ...

British businesses reported their slowest growth in 11 months in October and hiring shrank for the first time this year as uncertainty ahead of the Labour government’s first budget dampened ...

The United States does not want a protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, a month into Israel’s military onslaught against ...

An award-winning Cambodian journalist who was arrested on charges of inciting social unrest was freed on bail on Thursday, a day after the government released a video of the investigative ...

U.S. and Israeli negotiators will gather in Doha in the coming days to try to restart talks toward a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that if elected he would fire the federal prosecutor investigating whether he tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Former president Trump, asked ...

Four people have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr, police said ...

The war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah is expected to wipe 9 per cent off Lebanon’s national wealth as measured by GDP, the United Nations said this week, with ...

russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders on Thursday that the Middle East was on the brink of a full-scale war after a sharp rise in tension between Israel and ...

The leaders of the Commonwealth grouping of nations met on Thursday ahead of a summit in the South Pacific nation of Samoa that will feature talks on climate change and ...

The sale of single-use vapes will be banned in England from Junenext year, the British government said on Thursday, seeking to crack down on the environmental harm and rising usage ...

Turkey launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Syria and Iraq overnight, hitting 47 targets, in response to a gun attack that killed five people in Ankara, ...

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister pleaded in Paris on Thursday for support for his nation’s army which would help secure any ceasefire, but a low-level U.S. presence at ...

An Israeli strike killed three Lebanese troops in south Lebanon on Thursday as France hosted a conference to rally support for Lebanese state forces which are seen as vital to ...

Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75, his family said on Wednesday. Capes left an indelible mark on British sport, birdkeeping and 1980...

Italy’s right-wing government is facing criticism over its celebration of a major World War Two battle, after the defence ministry said the defeated fascist soldiers of dictator Benito Mussolini ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos on Thursday attended an international conference in Paris for Lebanon, with the aim of rallying military and humanitarian aid for the country. The conference was hosted ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets the definition of a fascist and “prefers the dictator approach to government,” his former White House chief of staff said in a series of ...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris told a town hall in Pennsylvania on Wednesday her administration would be different from that of President Joe Biden’s, as Republican Donald Trump campaigned ...

Israel launched strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus and a military site near the western city of Homs on Thursday, the Syrian defence ministry said, as U.S. Secretary of ...