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Mexico’s Sheinbaum denies ‘diplomatic crisis’ with Spain after conquest row
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said there was "no diplomatic crisis" with Spain after years of frosty relations over the conquest of the North American nation.
Pope says ‘tyrants’ speech was not aimed at Trump
Pope Leo says he was not seeking to debate Donald Trump when he criticised "tyrants" for spending billions on wars in a speech earlier this week.
Europe’s deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Temperatures broke June records in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday as the death toll from Europe's heatwave climbed in Spain and France and authorities cancelled concerts and other public events because of health risks.
DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of breaching multiple international treaties.
Starmer sacks top Foreign Office official after Mandelson vetting revelations
The Foreign Office's top civil servant is leaving his post after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.
King Charles launches Space Agency project on final day in Bermuda
King Charles has visited a new UK Space Agency observatory and launched a project to track space debris on the final day of his royal visit to Bermuda.
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. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said 24-year-old Tyler Buchanan, from Dundee, and his co-conspirators defrauded companies and their employees...
Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor and a long-time champion of President Donald Trump, is in a "stable but critical condition" in hospital, his spokesman Ted Goodman said in a social media post on Sunday.
Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak
Three people have died, and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause fatal respiratory illness, authorities and media reports said on Sunday.
Samsung Biologics estimates strike has cost more than $100m
South Korean contract drug manufacturer Samsung Biologics estimated a strike by its labour union over pay that started late last month has cost the company about 150 billion won ($101.90 million).
Finance ministers and top bankers raise serious concerns about Mythos AI model
Finance ministers, central bankers and financiers have expressed serious concerns about a powerful new AI model they fear could undermine the security of financial systems.
Ceasefire with Israel brings respite to Lebanon, but obstacles to peace remain
At the stroke of midnight, gunfire and fireworks celebrated the start of the ceasefire in Beirut.