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US government shutdown forces food aid cuts
The government shutdown in the United States is set to become the longest in the country's history as Democrats and Republicans fail to agree on a new budget, leaving more than 40 million Americans w…
Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago
Tanzanian president sworn in after election unrest
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, begins her second term in office following hundreds of reported deaths in violence linked to a contested election. Also, as the tentative ceasefire in Gaza …
Published on 6 days ago
Trump's military action threat alarms Nigeria
Donald Trump has suggested the US could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of Christians by Islamist insurgents. Unfounded claims of a Christian geno…
Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago
Nine critically injured in mass UK train stabbing
In the UK, counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Nine people are in critical condition after an attack described by …
Published on 1 week ago
The Happy Pod: Soldiers' letters from 1916 finally home
Messages in a bottle from two Australian World War One soldiers have been found on a beach and are now back with their relatives. Debra Brown's family were cleaning up on Wharton Beach when they foun…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Tanzania: Hundreds feared dead in post-election violence
Diplomats in Tanzania say there's credible evidence at least five-hundred people have been killed in days of clashes between protesters and security forces over disputed election results. The protest…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Xi Jinping leads summit after Trump leaves
China's President, Xi Jinping, leads the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in South Korea, which President Trump chose to leave. Chinese media said Mr Xi told a closed-door meeting of regiona…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
King strips Andrew of 'prince' title amid Epstein scandal
Britain's King Charles has begun the process of removing his younger brother's "prince" title and told him to vacate the Royal Lodge in Windsor. It comes as controversy swirls over Andrew’s friendshi…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
UN condemns attack on key Sudanese city
The UN’s top humanitarian official has said there must be accountability for those carrying out the killings and sexual violence in Sudan's El-Fasher. Tom Fletcher said people who wanted to leave the…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Trump and Xi meet to discuss trade war
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have met for the first time since 2019 to discuss a possible truce in the US-China trade war. The leaders of the world's two biggest economies shook hands and spoke of fri…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago