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Judge rules gun, writings are admissible in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder trial
A New York judge will allow a gun and writings found in Luigi Mangione's backpack after his 2024 arrest to be presented at his state murder trial, but has ruled that other items are inadmissible.
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 Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has previo...
New Zealand break with OFC to withdraw Infantino support
New Zealand have broken rank with Oceania's football governing body to become the latest nation to withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil
Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse, stolen from a library in São Paulo, have been recovered by police in Brazil. The works, with an estimated combined worth of about $200,000 (£148,000), were found on Thursday at a home in São Bernardo do Campo, a suburb south of the city. A 44-year-old male suspect was...
Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows
Iranian strikes on military bases used by the US in the Middle East caused about $800m (£600m) in damage in the first two weeks of the war, a new analysis shows.
Ali Larijani, Iran’s ultimate backroom powerbroker, dies at 67
Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani was one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, an architect of its security policy, and a close adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei until the supreme leader's death in an airstrike last month.
Dangote Refinery makes Nigeria a net petrol exporter for the first time
Nigeria has spent decades pumping crude oil out of the ground and shipping refined products back in. Aliko Dangote just changed that equation.
Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can strip protected status from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian migrants, who have been allowed to stay in the US for years.
Meghan says she was ‘most trolled person in the world’
The Duchess of Sussex has said that for 10 years she was the "most trolled person in the entire world" online.
Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87
US actress Joy Harmon, who was best known for a provocative short scene in the classic film Cool Hand Luke, has died aged 87.
Women alleging rape and sexual assault in France call to abolish statute of limitations
A group of women who have alleged sexual assault or rape in France are calling for the abolition of the statute of limitations, which they say has prevented them from seeking justice in criminal proceedings.
British man pleads guilty to conspiring to steal $8m in virtual currency
A British man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack the computers of at least a dozen companies and to steal at least $8m (£5.9m) in virtual currency from people in the US.