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Monday, 27 January 2020
US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California.
Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when...
Friday, 24 January 2020
China has widened a lockdown in Hubei province - the centre of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll climbed to 26.
At least 10 cities in the central Chinese province, which has a population of...
Thursday, 23 January 2020
A new virus that has killed nine people could mutate and spread further, Chinese health officials have warned, as they step up containment measures.
There are now 440 confirmed cases of the outbreak that...
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
For only the third time in history, an American president is facing an impeachment trial, with hearings set to start on Tuesday at 13:00 (18:00 GMT).
Such a trial could, in theory, lead to President Donald...
Monday, 20 January 2020
Chinese authorities have reported 139 new cases of a mysterious virus in two days, marking the first time that the infection has been confirmed in the country outside of Wuhan city.
The new cases were...
Friday, 17 January 2020
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is to lead Friday prayers in the capital Tehran - the first time he has done so in eight years.
It comes in the wake of widespread angry protests over the...
Thursday, 16 January 2020
"The moment of crisis has come" in efforts to tackle climate change, Sir David Attenborough has warned.
According to the renowned naturalist and broadcaster, "we have been putting things off for year...
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Further talks are needed over the costs of security for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's move to Canada, the country's prime minister has said.
Justin Trudeau said the funding and shape of the plans are...
Monday, 13 January 2020
A volcano in the Philippines has begun spewing lava, as authorities warn that a "hazardous eruption" is possible "within hours or days".
In the early hours of Monday weak lava began flowing out of Taal...
Thursday, 09 January 2020
Senior members of the Royal Family are said to be disappointed and hurt at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's decision to step back from their current roles.
Prince Harry and Meghan did not inform the Queen...
Tuesday, 07 January 2020
US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has denied US troops are pulling out of Iraq, after a letter from a US general there suggested a withdrawal.
The letter said the US would be "repositioning forces in the...
Monday, 06 January 2020
Rain is falling in Australia and temperatures have dropped - but officials warn that fires ravaging the country will "take off" again.
Sooty rain fell down the east coast, from Sydney to Melbourne, with...
Friday, 03 January 2020
General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds Force, has been killed by US forces in Iraq.
The Pentagon confirmed he was killed "at the direction of the president".
Gen...
Thursday, 02 January 2020
he premier of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat.
High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to "widespread...
Monday, 30 December 2019
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a series of measures to tackle a "crisis" of anti-Semitic attacks, following a mass stabbing.
Mr de Blasio said security would be stepped up in Jewish areas...
Monday, 23 December 2019
There are growing indications that the Islamic State (IS) group is re-organising in Iraq, two years after losing the last of its territory in the country. Kurdish and Western intelligence officials have...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
President Donald Trump has lashed out over his impending impeachment in a letter to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of declaring "open war on American democracy".
"You have cheapened the importance...
Monday, 16 December 2019
A minute's silence has been observed in New Zealand, marking one week since the deadly eruption of White Island volcano.
The tribute was held at 14:11 local time (01:11 GMT), the exact moment of the eruption.
Sixteen...
Friday, 13 December 2019
Boris Johnson will return to Downing Street with a big majority after the Conservatives swept aside Labour in its traditional heartlands.
With just a handful of seats left to declare in the general election,...
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Five people are dead and eight are missing on the island - though police say they are also likely to have died.
Officers earlier announced that a criminal investigation would be opened, but later revised...
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