The White House has warned China may respond to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan with military provocations. This could include firing missiles near Taiwan, or... Read more
The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out b... Read more
Brazilian twins who were joined at the head have been successfully separated with the help of virtual reality. Three-year-olds Bernardo and Arthur Lima underwent surgeries in Rio de Janeiro,... Read more
The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Odesa early on Monday mornin... Read more
Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska has told the BBC that the whole of the country is “under constant stress”. Her comments come hours after a number of rocket attacks were... Read more
Ukrainian officials have condemned Turkish football fans who chanted Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s name at a Champions League clash in Istanbul. Thousands of Fenerbahce supporters jo... Read more
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that his predecessor Edgar Lungu purchased a luxury presidential jet for $190 million. He said that the president shouldn’t have spent... Read more
Alpharita Constantia Marley, better known as Rita Marley, is a Jamaican-Ghanaian singer born in Cuba. She was the wife of the internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter Bob Marley. Alon... Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn a motion asking Anglican bishops around the world to oppose same-sex marriage. Justin Welby was responding to strong criticism from... Read more
Japan has executed a 39-year-old man who killed seven people in Tokyo in 2008 during a stabbing rampage, local media outlets have reported. Tomohiro Kato committed one of the most shocking m... Read more
Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar’s military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. The four – including activist Ko Jimmy... Read more
Google has fired one of its engineers who said the company’s artificial intelligence system has feelings. Last month, Blake Lemoine went public with his theory that Google’s lang... Read more
Ukraine and Russia have signed “mirror” deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, curren... Read more
A former Irish Defence Forces soldier who was found guilty of Islamic State (IS) membership has been given a 15-month prison sentence. Lisa Smith, 40, was found guilty in May of being a memb... Read more
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