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Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but no deals confirmed

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 13:00
There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.

Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 12:33
Prosecutors in Nantes say the shooting was drug-related, but the victim's aunt says he was not involved.

New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 10:28
Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 10:06
Roxanne Tickle has been awarded AU$40,000 in damages for being kicked off the Giggle for Girls app.

Xi takes Trump on tour of Communist Party's seat of power as China visit ends

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 09:17
Trump and Xi toured Zhongnanhai, the heavily guarded compound where China's top leaders live and work.

Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in Maldives

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 07:38
Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.

India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 06:41
The US securities regulator had accused the Adanis of paying bribes and misleading investors, which they denied.

US hotel owners expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:01
An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

Anti-immigration AI videos traced to overseas fakers, BBC finds

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:01
"Patriotic" UK anti-immigration social media accounts have been traced to Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 00:04
The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 23:49
Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.

US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 22:46
Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.

Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 20:48
Italy says the incident happened at a depth of 50m. Maldivian rescuers have so far found one body.

Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 20:17
A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

'We didn't die': Pilot recounts crash landing in Atlantic with 10 aboard

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 18:38
The 11 survivors spent roughly five hours on a life raft, before being rescued by the US Air Force off Florida coast.

War criminal Ratko Mladić's jail release request denied

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 17:45
A UN judge admits the 84-year-old is "in the final stages of his life", but says prison conditions in The Hague ensure his maximum comfort.

Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 17:28
The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 17:28
The nagatitan is the largest dinosaur found in South-East Asia and weighs as much as nine elephants.

Warning of record global temperatures

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 15:29
Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

Thu, 05/14/2026 - 13:56
As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.

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