Putin’s missiles are pointing at Tampa Bay but local mayors take laidback view
The Russian president presented a video animation suggesting Florida – home of the US military’s central command – is a…
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Trump steel tariffs: Trading partners threaten retaliation
The main trading partners of the US have reacted angrily after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose tariffs on…
Papua New Guinea: at least 16 dead after strongest ever earthquake hits
Authorities are still trying to assess the extent of the damage to remote highland regions of the country after massive…
Cesored! China bans letter N (briefly) from internet as Xi Jinping extends grip on power
Amid fallout from the decision to allow Xi to be president for life, censors also crack down on letters, phrases…
Why New Zealand is releasing a rabbit-killing virus
New Zealand is planning to release a rabbit virus across the country, in an attempt to cull the ballooning wild…
N Korea ‘providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories’
North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing…
Global child soldier index shows Girls used as ‘human bombs’
By Ana Ionova Children were used to fight in at least 18 conflicts since 2016 – including as ‘human bombs’…
Indonesia: cemetery dug up in search for bones of British and Dutch sailors
Indonesian foreign ministry and Dutch embassy looking for bones believed to have come from wrecks of second world war ships…
Syria conflict: Women ‘sexually exploited in return for aid’
Women in Syria have been sexually exploited by men delivering aid on behalf of the UN and international charities, the…
Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor ‘drowned in hotel bath’
Superstar Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor died of accidental drowning, a Dubai post-mortem report has said. The 54-year-old actress, known simply…
