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Eight people, including two Boeing employees, have been killed after a US Air Force B-52 bomber crashed immediately after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The incident occurred at 11:20 local time (19:20 GMT) on Monday while the aircraft had been on a routine test mission. The crash sent a huge plume of black…

Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in clashes with stone-throwing youths during a protest on Sunday in Geneva against the G7 group of wealthy nations, a day before its leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump hold a summit in nearby France. A violent standoff extended into the evening after a series of incidents — including…

The UK and Japan have agreed a multi-billion pound investment deal which UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said will build a “new era of co-operation” between the two nations. Japanese firms will spend more than £9bn on UK infrastructure and financial services and up to £9bn on UK offshore wind, creating tens of thousands of jobs,…

WITH around 65,000 England fans expected to travel to the US for the World Cup, they could be caught out by a string of lesser-known rules. As an army of Three Lions supporters prepares to descend on the biggest football tournament, they’ll have to navigate a country where the rulebook off the pitch can look very different…

New York ​City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had three words, for his constituents early on Sunday after his beloved Knicks broke a ‌53-year-old NBA title drought: “PARADE THURSDAY MANHATTAN”. The New York Knicks mounted yet another double-digit comeback to beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on the road on Saturday, ending…

Oliver Tree, known for his popular songs “Life Goes On” and “Miss You,” has died at 32 years old. The singer, born Oliver Tree Nickel, was identified as one of the six casualties involved in Sunday’s helicopter crash in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the Southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro, reports CNN. The other victims include passengers…

Comparing the deal to former US President Barack Obama’s deal, Trump said that his deal is the “exact opposite”. He said that Obama’s deal would have helped Iran reach its nuclear weapons goal faster. US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the long-awaited deal to end the war in the Middle East is set to be…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that all commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz should comply with orders from U.S. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday conveyed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that all commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz should comply with orders from…

The arrests come amid a growing struggle for women in Afghanistan who’ve been practically barred from society under Taliban rule. The Taliban arrested at least 30 women, accusing them of violating dress code requirements, the UN agency for women’s rights said. The UN Women said Thursday it was “gravely concerned” by the arrests, which they said heightened…

President Donald Trump announced the elimination of Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, through a US military strike. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” US strike had killed Niño Guerrero, “the infamous leader” of the “bloodthirsty” Tren de Aragua gang. In a post on…

Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX’s market debut. His $1.1 trillion fortune exceeds most national economies and could buy 2.5 million homes or 243 billion gallons of fuel. How do you measure a trillion dollars? Start with the zeroes. A trillion is written as $1,000,000,000,000 – a one followed by 12 zeroes. Yet…

A confirmed tornado moved through Schererville, Indiana, on Thursday evening, prompting the National Weather Service to continue a Tornado Warning for northeastern Lake County. A confirmed tornado was moving through northwestern Indiana on Thursday evening, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to maintain a Tornado Warning for northeastern Lake County. According to the NWS Chicago/Romeoville office, the…

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday for charges ​linked to his ordering an incursion of military drones over North Korea to ​help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 ⁠martial law declaration. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of aiding ​the enemy and…

The US military has disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that it accused of violating an American blockade by “attempting to transport oil from Iran”. In a post on X, US Central Command said an aircraft fired “precision munitions” into the engine room of the Palau-flagged Settebello “after the crew repeatedly failed to comply…

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the lead pilot for the Artemis III test flight. The NASA mission is expected to launch in 2027 to test technology for a future moon landing. NASA has tapped Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano to pilot the Artemis III mission, making him the first European to be a part of the US…

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have been left baffled after uncovering a 7,000-year-old mass grave full of human bones. The pit full of headless skeletons is thought to be a result of a “complex burial ritual”. Experts excavating the ditch have explained that while cut marks on the remains suggest that decapitation took place, it’s believed that this was done after…