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Irish Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker dies aged 81

Andy Burnham vows to renew hope as next UK PM

China, Pakistan urge Mideast ceasefire

Bejing slams Trump on ‘election meddling fabrications’

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Thailand officially frees ex-PM Thaksin after pardon

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon,...

Trump vows response after Iran downs US helicopter

US President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to respond after he accused Iran of shooting down a US military helicopter...

US-Canada bridge to open despite Trump’s misgivings

A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that US President Donald Trump threatened to block will open at the...

Lebanon says at least 8 killed in Israeli raid on Tyre

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli airstrike on Tyre killed at least eight people on Tuesday, with the Israeli military...

Beijing slams US blacklisting of Alibaba, Baidu

Beijing on Tuesday said it "firmly opposed" the US blacklisting of Chinese companies after Washington added tech giants Alibaba and...

Apache crew ‘fine’ after crash near Strait of Hormuz

A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with US President Donald Trump saying the two...

China’s friendship with DPRK ‘to span generations’

President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un, president of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), agreed on...

‘2025 saw most state conflicts since WWII’

The world saw the highest number of state conflicts since World War II in 2025, a Norwegian study said on...

Bolivia moves closer to military crackdown on protests

Bolivia's embattled president Rodrigo Paz, showing dwindling patience for protests that have paralysed the country, moved closer to enacting a...

Trump formally nominates Blanche as attorney general