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YouTube star Jake Paul will step into the ring with British heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated (and highly criticised) boxing event. The event in Florida marks the end of a 14-month hiatus for Joshua, 36, while for 28-year-old Paul it will be the biggest and potentially …

The South African government has dismissed accusations by the US that it harassed and intimidated American officials during a raid on a centre processing applications by white South Africans for refugee status in the US. Tuesday’s raid saw seven Kenyans expelled from South Africa for working in the country illegally. …

The suspect in the fatal shooting at Brown University in the US has been found dead. Two students, Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook, were killed and nine were injured during the shooting inside a classroom building at the Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday. Speaking at …

The suspect in the Brown University shooting was found after police received a tip referencing a post on the social media platform Reddit, they have revealed. Two students, Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook, were killed and nine were injured during the shooting inside a classroom building at the Ivy …

Lucy GilderBBC Verify in Washington DC Getty Images & Clinton Presidential Library US President Donald Trump and former US President Bill Clinton are among several high profile figures who are known to have associated with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump and Clinton were each photographed with Epstein several …

Democrats on the US House Oversight Committee released a new batch of 68 photographs related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. The images included photos of celebrities, passports and screenshots of texts, but no further context or timings around the images have been provided. The BBC’s Nomia …

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈  The full Epstein files release is imminent, as more photos are released. Meanwhile, Trump hits the stump, cutting a frustrated figure as his poll numbers continue to stay low. The UK appoints a new US ambassador. Who is he, and will he …

The suspect in the deadly shooting at Brown University in the US has been found dead, sources have told the Reuters and AP news agencies. Two students were killed and at least eight were injured during the shooting inside a classroom building at the Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode …

Christian Turner is a mandarin’s mandarin. His appointment to the most glamorous posting in the UK diplomatic service is a victory for the Sir Humphreys over the politicians. After the disaster and humiliation of Peter Mandelson‘s demise over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, it always made sense to appoint a …

Washington’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center after the Trump-handpicked board backed the move in a vote. The name change has been criticised as a “disgrace” by the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, who …

A business jet has crashed at a North Carolina airport, erupting into flames and killing multiple people, authorities have said. The plane was linked to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, officials added. Flight records show the aircraft was registered to a company run by Biffle. Image: Greg Biffle pictured ahead …

Dan Bongino has announced he will resign as deputy director of the FBI next month. President Trump said the former Fox News host, who he picked in February to be second-in-command to work alongside bureau director Kash Patel, “did a great job” but believes “he wants to go back to …

Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter Getty Images US trade representative Jamieson Greer outlined America’s demands to a Congressional committee on Wednesday With US-Canada trade talks still on hold, American officials have laid out their clearest demands yet for keeping free trade in place between the two countries. The list includes further …

A business jet has crashed at a North Carolina airport, erupting into flames and killing multiple people, authorities have said. The plane was linked to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, officials added. Flight records show the aircraft was registered to a company run by Biffle. Image: Greg Biffle pictured ahead …

Police have identified a person of interest in relation to a fatal mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others, sources familiar with the investigation told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Authorities are now searching for the individual, the sources told CBS. No information …

The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to rename the performing arts centre the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media the board’s vote was unanimous and due to “the unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in …

A small aircraft has crashed while landing at a regional airport in North Carolina, officials say. Multiple people died in the crash, a local sheriff told CBS, the BBC’s US partner. It is unclear how many people were on the plane. The plane crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport …

Tom Edgington, Jake Horton and Lucy GilderBBC Verify, London and Washington DC Getty Images New plaques have appeared under the portraits of former US presidents at the White House. Unlike Donald Trump’s previous statements about his predecessors, which have been delivered through speeches, interviews and social media posts, these plaques …

Price increases in the US eased in recent months, as costs for items including hotels, milk and some kinds of clothing fell. The latest figures from the Labor Department showed prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November. That pace was down from 3% in September and lower than …

The family of a teenage boy who took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform’s owner Meta. Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. Murray Dowey, from Dunblane in Scotland, was just 16 years old when he became a victim of …