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China arrests US scholar suspected of spying
China's foreign ministry has confirmed the arrest of a US scholar, accusing him of spying and endangering Chinese national security.
Trump accuses big oil firms of price-gouging drivers
US President Donald Trump has said he has ordered an investigation into major energy companies, accusing them of "gouging" drivers by failing to cut fuel prices after wholesale oil costs fell in global markets.
Ireland deports 42 South Africans
Forty-two South African nationals were deported from Ireland yesterday, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has said.
JD Vance says Netanyahu “has gotten some things wrong” as US-Israel tensions surface
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "certainly gotten some things wrong", US Vice-President JD Vance has said, as ties between the two partners in the war against Iran appear to have become strained in recent weeks.
Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund.
King Charles meets women’s cricket team that is not allowed to exist
King Charles has given a symbolic show of support for the Afghan women's cricket team - which is now in exile and, because of the Taliban regime's ban on women's sport, is not allowed to represent its country.
Three police officers to accompany 10,000 England fans at World Cup
UK police are sending just three officers to the US to accompany England fans at the 2026 World Cup, after American authorities refused to provide funding.
Vanessa Trump, former wife of Donald Trump Jr, diagnosed with breast cancer
Vanessa Trump, the former wife of Donald Trump Jr, the US president's eldest son, was diagnosed with breast cancer, she said in a social media post.
Hamilton says he has no plans to retire from F1
Lewis Hamilton says he has no thoughts about stopping racing in Formula 1 and insists he will "be here for quite some time".
Supreme Court to hear Trump’s appeal involving lengthy detention of certain immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal by President Donald Trump‘s administration in a case involving the legality of subjecting certain convicted immigrants with pending deportation proceedings to lengthy detention without bond hearings allowing them to seek a release on bail. The administration ap...
Japan raises interest rate to highest since 1995
Japan's central bank has increased its main interest rate to a new 31-year high after a surge in global energy prices.
South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss
The normal display of African unity in the early stages of a football World Cup was notably absent from social media as many fans from across the continent backed Mexico in the tournament's opening match against South Africa.