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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks, White House says - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is now in the capital Islamabad, but Iranian state media reports that talks with the US are not on the agenda.

3 hours ago

Watch: Powerful tornadoes barrel through northern Oklahoma -- Ten people were injured and dozens of homes damaged as the twister hit the city of Enid.

10 hours ago

US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro -- Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly made trades on Polymarket on the basis of classified information, the justice department says.

1 day ago

India condemns remarks shared by Trump calling it a 'hellhole' -- Trump shared a transcript of remarks made by podcaster Mark Savage, who criticised birthright citizenship in the US.

14 hours ago

Watch: Demonstrators display 20,000 teddy bears for missing Ukrainian children -- Each bear in the installation in Washington, DC, is meant to represent one of the children Ukraine says have been abducted by Russia.

5 hours ago

Trump says he speaks 'for the UK more than Prince Harry' -- The US president's comments come ahead of a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

8 hours ago

My five-minute phone call with President Trump -- Sarah Smith asked the president about King Charles's upcoming visit, the state of the so-called special relationship and the war with Iran.

1 day ago

Fire crews thaw rapper Drake's giant ice installation in Toronto -- Officials say the frozen blocks are being melted due to "dangerous and unsafe activities" after they were set up to promote the singer's album.

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Watch: Black bear caught in net after falling from tree -- A black bear in Albany, New York, climbed a tree in a residential neighbourhood and was tranquillised before falling into a net held by wildlife and law enforcement officials.

2 days ago

Polite thief thanks clerk after Ohio hotel robbery -- Surveillance video shows the suspect starting the exchange with "How are you doing?" and saying "thank you", as he leaves.

3 days ago

Hauger-Thackery runs Boston Marathon at 22 weeks pregnant -- Great Britain's Calli Hauger-Thackery finishes the Boston Marathon in two hours, 43 minutes and 58 seconds while five months pregnant.

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Who are the players to watch at the NFL Draft? -- The NFL Draft begins on Thursday, with Fernando Mendoza a huge favourite to be the first pick, but who are the other prospects to look out for?

1 day ago

No cartels involved - but Mexico's pyramid attack prompts new concerns -- The deadly shooting at a popular tourist site weeks before the World Cup has rocked Mexico.

1 day ago

Foo Fighters interview: 'We're a different band without Taylor Hawkins' -- The band talk about life without their drummer, their "angry" new album, and their backstage Lego habit.

2 days ago

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy -- The US president's decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more time.

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How mum's struggle inspired Mendoza's rise to top NFL draft pick -- Fernando Mendoza was the first pick in the NFL Draft. His mother, who lives with MS, inspired him to make a meteoric rise after being ranked 2,149th in the class of 2022, when he left high school.

11 hours ago

King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign -- The state visit to the US looks fraught with difficulty - but could be key to rescuing the special relationship.

1 hour ago

Meeting with the King would 'demonstrate human dignity', says Epstein survivor -- A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US.

2 hours ago

'My living nightmare' - Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead -- Jake Reiner says the grief of his parents' brutal deaths and the arrest of his own brother left him in a "trance".

2 hours ago

OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account -- Sam Altman on Thursday wrote a brief letter of apology to the people of Tumbler Ridge, Canada in the wake of a January mass shooting.

2 hours ago

US to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions -- In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will "strengthen" the death penalty and deter crime.

3 hours ago

Relatives of 10 scientists who died or vanished grapple with impact of wild speculation -- Conspiracies are running rampant online after the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 people tied to sensitive US research.

15 hours ago

US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell -- President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed's building.

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