Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met visiting US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Jerusalem on Sunday, his office said. US and Israeli media reported that US President Donald Trump sent Noem to Jerusalem following the killing of two Israeli […]
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday she held a “good call” with US President Donald Trump following his threat of 50 per cent tariffs on the bloc, vowing to move “swiftly” to reach a trade deal with
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Americans on Sunday marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as US President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism. Floyd’s deadly arrest on May 25, 2020 helped launch the Black Lives
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Six people died in Switzerland over the weekend in accidents in the Alps, officials said Sunday. Near the luxury resort of Zermatt, rescuers found the bodies of five people, police said in a statement. A helicopter was sent to survey
Bangladesh began the first trial on Sunday at a special court prosecuting former senior figures connected to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, the chief prosecutor said. The court in the capital Dhaka accepted a formal charge against eight police
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Britain’s King Charles III will travel to Canada in the coming days for a brief but “impactful” visit, at a time when President Donald Trump is floating the idea of making his northern neighbour the 51st US state. The 76-year-old
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Malaysia called on Sunday for the extension and expansion of a post-earthquake ceasefire in Myanmar, as it ramped up calls for the long-awaited implementation of a five-point peace plan. The ruling military junta initially declared a truce in the many-sided
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A private train operator servicing parts of southern England, including London, on Sunday became the first to be returned to public ownership under a government plan to renationalise Britain’s much-maligned railways. All UK rail operators are due to be renationalised
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US President Donald Trump defended on Sunday his administration’s move to block foreign students at Harvard after a judge suspended the action, described by the top university as unlawful. “Why isn’t Harvard saying that almost 31 per cent of their
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North Korea has detained three people over an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this past week, state media reported early on Sunday. Pyongyang has said that “a serious accident occurred” at Wednesday’s launch ceremony in
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