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Trump and Lula's private Oval Office meeting signals lingering strain - and effort to avoid tension -- The US and Brazilian presidents did not appear together publicly, but traded compliments after their talks.

9 hours ago

Colorado firebombing suspect pleads guilty to murder -- Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces life in prison for throwing molotov cocktails at a group of demonstrators voicing support for Israeli hostages last year.

2 hours ago

Marco Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump over Iran war -- Leo, the first American pontiff, drew Trump's ire after becoming a firm critic of the war and the administration's hardline immigration policies.

19 hours ago

US says it has targeted Iranian military facilities after responding to attacks on navy ships - The US says it targeted Iranian "missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes".

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces birth of baby girl -- Other members of the Trump administration will step in to brief the press while Leavitt is on maternity leave.

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US judge releases Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note -- Epstein's former cellmate claims he found the note, which has not been verified by the BBC.

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Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87 -- The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.

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US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says -- Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada's "democratic integrity".

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Hedge fund founder hits back at Mamdani's 'creepy' wealth tax video -- Ken Griffin said Mamdani's video, filmed outside his apartment, raised safety concerns.

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US driver arrested after chasing down child on bike on footpath -- Video captures a young boy on a bike fleeing a car that mounted a footpath in Washington State.

23 hours ago

Moment former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing Athena Strand -- During the proceedings, the seven-year-old victim's uncle told the court that Athena's killing took 'a piece of every single person who loved her'.

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Watch: Hundreds of beagles rescued from Wisconsin breeding facility being rehomed -- About 1,500 dogs are being released from a Wisconsin commercial breeder and prepared for adoption after protests from activists.

2 days ago

Voters will judge Trump on the economy - how is it doing? -- How much Donald Trump can do with the time he has left as president will depend massively on the cost of living.

4 days ago

Watch: Met Gala sees Beyoncé's return and a star-studded red carpet -- Anna Wintour brought the glam, Beyoncé brought the fam, and Heidi Klum was... statuesque at this year's fundraiser.

3 days ago

The no-nonsense judge calling the shots in Musk v Altman trial -- The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.

1 day ago

Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened? -- The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.

1 day ago

What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada's next governor general -- The former war crimes prosecutor has been named by Prime Minister Mark Carney to be the Monarch's, currently King Charles III, representative in Canada.

2 days ago

What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz? -- The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.

2 days ago

How did Heidi Klum become a living Met Gala sculpture? -- Prosthetic make-up designer Mike Marino reveals how he created the supermodel's show-stopping costume for the annual event in New York.

2 days ago

International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools -- A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

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White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor's Trump grave post -- The Star Wars actor apologised and deleted the post, which contained an AI image of the president in a shallow grave.

3 hours ago

US to revoke passports of parents with child support debt -- Parents who have outstanding debt of more than $2,500 (€1,844) in child support payments could be impacted.

11 hours ago

Five killed in huge fire at packed Mexico fairground -- The blaze in the south-eastern city of Villahermosa erupted during a concert reportedly attended by some 135,000 people.

17 hours ago

Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged over alleged alligator shooting -- The looksmaxxing influencer allegedly livestreamed himself firing gunshots from an airboat at an alligator.

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