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US broadcaster CNN has been barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. The move is the latest in a battle between the White House and the media after it was forced to lift its ban on some news outlets. …

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for his four-day visit, where he has delivered an address ahead of a giant Mass to be attended by more than half a million people in central Paris. President Emmanuel Macron greeted the Pope at Orly airport, before he spoke at the Élysée …

The retreat of Papua’s glaciers is driven by the same forces affecting ice around the world, Šabacká notes, a warming atmosphere caused by human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. As temperatures rise, the freezing point moves higher up mountains, so more precipitation falls …

Groups similar to ShinyHunters – believed to be an English-speaking gang – have in the past been linked to swatting incidents, and even petrol bomb attacks against law enforcement officers and rivals. The group claims it breached FBI systems on Monday and later posted details of the attack on its …

In the last fortnight, Friedrich Merz’s party was beaten to first place in Berlin, pummelled in the polls in Saxony-Anhalt and pushed out of parliament altogether in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A lifeline for Merz is that no-one, within his own centre-right CDU party, is yet willing to challenge the chancellor openly …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says his country has proposed a deal to the US that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened within a week. Araghchi told reporters at the UN in New York that this could be done “if the necessary conditions are met” and said these were …

For much of Tigray’s modern political history, it has been governed by the TPLF, which first emerged as an armed movement in the 1970s fighting Ethiopia’s military government. It became a major force in the overthrow of the Marxist regime in 1991 and went on to become the most powerful …

Iran says it has given the US a “concrete” seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi ​told reporters at the United Nations: “The choice ‌now rests with the United States.” “If ​the necessary ⁠conditions are met, ⁠the strait can be reopened and a ‌normal …

Five senior military officials have been detained in Kazakhstan following the death of 14 service members who were taking part in military exercises. Those who died were among a total of 17 who were swept into the Caspian Sea as they were disembarking from a boat on Thursday. Officials say …

The Pope has greeted crowds as he was driven around the streets of Paris in his popemobile. Pope Leo XIV has begun a four-day visit to France – the first official trip by a pontiff to the country in 18 years, where he warned about the risks of artificial intelligence. …

At least three people have been injured after a building collapsed following a powerful explosion near the Acropolis in central Athens, officials have said. The blast destroyed an old two-storey building and damaged others at the foot of the Acropolis hill, Greece’s most visited ancient monument, in the city’s Plaka …

James Copenhaver, one of three people shot during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally, has died. He was in the stands during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July 2024, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop. The assassination attempt on the …

Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Peru’s capital Lima, after his concert at stadium in the city was cancelled. Authorities announced that the Arena 1 Park gig could not go ahead, citing failures by the venue to comply with safety regulations. Robbie told fans outside his …

US President Donald Trump held talks with President Xi Jinping at the White House on the second day of the Chinese leader’s visit to Washington DC. There was pomp and ceremony, but little in the way of confirmed progress on key issues. The day ended with a state dinner, which …

The uncomfortable truth for Xi is that his domestic economy is in trouble. While the country sells a record number of goods around the world, consumers at home are holding back. Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high and property prices have slumped in a country where 80% of people own their …

The world’s two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry. While there were many symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there were few big movements – although they committed to a six month extension …

Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris. For Saturday’s afternoon celebration, an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde and a large area around …

At least 41 people have died after a boat travelling from Tanzania to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Lake Tanganyika capsized, local authorities said. The vessel was carrying around 100 people as well as cargo, said Norris Mulongoyi, the provincial transport minister for Tanganyika province. He said 49 …

Dozens of United Nations delegates walked out of the hall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to deliver a speech in. Addressing the UN’s General Assembly in New York, Netanyahu described those walking out as “moral cowards”. Those who remained and felt similarly should leave, he said. The Israeli …

The Italian government has approved a ban on the burqa and niqab in schools, along with a limit on the share of pupils who speak little Italian in any one class. A 30% cap will be imposed on children without Italian citizenship or poor knowledge of the Italian language in …