International

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, surpassing the death toll from the country’s 2018-2020 outbreak to become its deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, according to government data released Sunday.…
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The BBC has asked a US court to help obtain documents and testimony from members of President Donald Trump’s family as part of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British broadcaster, according to a court filing. In a filing…
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The European Union plans to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, signalling tougher measures as Moscow’s war in Ukraine continues. “EU sanctions have already cost…
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Antarctica, one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth, is accumulating mercury at an accelerating rate as human emissions increase and climate change causes its ice to melt, according to a new study. The research, published…
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President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is stretching the US Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet, leaving the western Pacific temporarily without one of its key warships as China increases military activity in the region. The USS George…
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At least 72 people, including 18 children, have died after an overloaded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, police said Saturday, as rescuers recovered 26 more bodies from the disaster. The ferry overturned in strong waves on…
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Five people, including a 16-year-old boy, were killed in a series of shootings in Michigan on Friday, prompting a massive search for the suspected gunman, whose body was later found in a wooded area alongside one of his victims, authorities…
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US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States, escalating his rhetoric over the strategically vital waterway amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Speaking at a…
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A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Flores island early Saturday, killing at least two people, damaging buildings and infrastructure, and triggering a tsunami warning, according to the country’s geophysics agency…
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Around 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners are expected to gather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from Monday for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), as…
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