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Canada will 'never ever be part of US' and talk of nation becoming 51st state 'crazy', says new PM
Mark Carney has been formally sworn in as the new prime minister of Canada, following the resignation of predecessor Justin Trudeau.
YouTuber stabbed to death during livestream
Police in Japan have arrested a man after a YouTuber was stabbed to death while livestreaming in downtown Tokyo.
Hamas offers to release American-Israeli soldier and return four more bodies
Hamas says it has offered to release Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship, and the bodies of four other dual nationals.
Former president of Philippines appears in court accused of running death squads
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has appeared at the International Criminal Court, accused of crimes against humanity.
Trump's fixer was made to wait eight hours to meet Putin - it felt like a classic power play
Steve Witkoff didn't stay long in the Russian capital.
British man hit by Kenyan president's motorcade dies - as driver arrested
A British man in his 70s has died after being hit by a vehicle in Kenyan President William Ruto's motorcade.
Tesla warns of Trump tariff own goal as US trade war escalates
Tesla, run by Donald Trump cheerleader Elon Musk, has warned US officials it risks being exposed to "disproportionate" retaliatory tariffs under the president's escalating trade war.
Baby wombat snatched by influencer has potentially fatal disease, expert says
An American influencer who caused outrage by snatching a baby wombat from its mother has left Australia - amid concerns the "disorientated" marsupial may not have refound its parent.
What we learnt flying over the world's largest iceberg - and why it's not long for this world
One thousand feet above the world's largest iceberg, it's hard to believe what you're seeing.
Church may have to 'rethink' the pontificate as Pope Francis remains in hospital
Four weeks after the Pope went into hospital there's a growing sense that the papacy may have entered a new phase.
'Wake-up call': Measles cases double to highest level in nearly three decades
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year compared to 2023, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF have warned in what is being called a "wake-up call".
Queen sent letter of support to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot
Queen Camilla wrote a letter of support to French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot, a royal aide has revealed.
Trump says he thinks US will annex Greenland
Donald Trump has said he thinks the US will annex Greenland, days after the country's incoming prime minister said: "We don't want to be Americans."
Russia sticks to red lines on ceasefire plan - as Zelenskyy attacks 'manipulative' Putin
Vladimir Putin has said Russia agrees to an end to fighting in Ukraine, but "lots of questions" remain over proposals for a 30-day ceasefire.
The waters once ran red with whale blood - now this island is a conservation success story
Technically, the hundred-mile-long, 20 mile-wide British overseas territory of South Georgia is uninhabited.
'Try that with a crocodile': Australian PM hits out at baby wombat-snatching US influencer
Australia's prime minister has become the latest to criticise an American influencer whose video of her grabbing a baby wombat and carrying it away from its distressed mother has sparked outrage.
Naples residents 'shaken awake' by strongest earthquake in 40 years
People living in Naples were shaken awake early on Thursday morning after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Italian city - its strongest in 40 years.
Israel accused of 'genocidal acts' against Palestinians with 'measures intended to prevent births'
Israel has been accused of carrying out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians during the Gaza conflict in a United Nations report.
Trump team seeks to 'drive dagger' through heart of 'climate change religion' - will they succeed?
Donald Trump's government is reassessing whether greenhouse gases damage people's health, amid a dizzying blitz of more than 30 environmental protections that limit air and water pollution.