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Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry
Italian prosecutors have opened a murder investigation following the deaths of a mother and her teenage daughter after a pre-Christmas meal last year. Sara Di Vita, 15, and her mother Antonella Di Ielsi, 50, fell ill after a lunch in their hometown of Pietracatella, a small municipality 260km (161 miles) south-east of...
Iran soccer team arrives in US for World Cup opener as two nations reach peace deal
The Iranian national soccer team arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday for its first appearance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The squad landed and held a press conference on the same day that Washington and Tehran announced a peace agreement to end a four-month war. For months, profound uncertainty envel...
Magyar meets Hungarian president as Trump says next PM ‘a good man’
The man who ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in office, Péter Magyar, is meeting Hungary's president, seeking a speedy transfer of power after Sunday's landslide victory.
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives
More than a million people have been evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai, as Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening.
US Navy chief leaving post ‘effective immediately’, Pentagon says
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
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 to an end have stalled.
South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance
American livestreamer Johnny Somali, who caused outrage in South Korea by kissing a statue representing World War Two sex slaves, has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Zambia’s only white Vice-President and acting President, Guy Scott, dies at 82
The Irish airline Aer Lingus has proposed cutting up to 500 jobs under a new cost-cutting plan.
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One reporting
Several New York Times journalists were summoned to testify under oath after they reported alleged security concerns involving President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One plane, the US newspaper said. Federal agents delivered subpoenas to some reporters’ homes demanding they appear before a federal grand jury investigat...
Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church
Thousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance of an appeal by Pope Leo XIV.
Zipline medical drone delivery: Ghana operations decline as Nigeria expands to reach 100m people
Nigeria launched its first Zipline delivery centre in Kaduna in 2022, and later expanded with three more centres in Cross River and Bayelsa states, covering about 1,300 health centres and 13 million people. Following the impact, the Nigerian government and Zipline have announced plans to immediately build 12 additional...
Trump threatens to target Iran’s bridges and power plants if Hormuz attacks persist
President Donald Trump has threatened that the US would destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant any time its forces attack a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.