A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster. They failed to... Read more
EU ambassadors meet on Wednesday to plan reopening external borders on 1 July, and travellers from the US could be among those not allowed in. A number of European countries are keen to open... Read more
A US soldier has been charged with terrorism offences for planning a deadly ambush on his unit by sending information to a neo-Nazi group. Ethan Melzer, 22, stands accused of sending sensiti... Read more
German authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia are bringing back lockdown measures after a coronavirus outbreak linked to a meatpacking plant. More than 1,500 employees of the Tönnies plant ha... Read more
Sajid Javid – who was the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer until February – has called for a tax cut to make it cheaper for businesses to employ staff. In a report with the... Read more
Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an “unprecedented” case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the d... Read more
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more... Read more
The US Supreme Court has ruled against US President Donald Trump’s bid to end a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The justices upheld... Read more
Jean Kennedy Smith, a US envoy who played a key role in Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 92. Her daughter Kym confirmed her death to the New York Times on Thursday. Ms Smith was... Read more
Four French Resistance fighters will be awarded honorary MBEs for their role in World War Two as Boris Johnson welcomes Emmanuel Macron to Downing Street. The French president is visiting Lo... Read more
Pub chain Greene King and insurance market Lloyd’s of London have apologised for their historical links to the slave trade. One of Greene King’s founders owned a number of planta... Read more
Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces’ Sweetheart whose songs helped raise morale in World War Two, has died aged 103. The singer’s family confirmed she died on Thursday morning surrounded... Read more
The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Paris court for laundering money to build a French property portfolio. Rifaat al-Assad was convi... Read more
China and India have accused each other of provoking fighting in which at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a disputed Himalayan border area. Soldiers reportedly brawled with... Read more
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