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Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Benchmark oil contracts, Brent Crude and Nymex light sweet, …

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, …

The U.S. State and Defense departments on Wednesday are arranging the departure of non-essential personnel from the Middle East amid reports Israel is ready to strike Iran. CBS News reported …

Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates …

The US State Department has ordered its embassies and consulates worldwide to “resume processing” of Harvard University students and exchange visitor visas after a judge halted President Donald Trump’s latest …

Ten people have died following a shooting at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz, police say. Students, at least one adult and the suspected gunman are among …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday opened a week-long high-level summit on ocean conservation in the city of Nice, that it is co-chairing with Costa Rica. World leaders are facing …

The Israeli military has said it has located and identified the body of Mohammed Sinwar, the military leader of Palestinian armed group Hamas in Gaza. His body was discovered in …

A Colombian presidential candidate is in a critical condition after he was shot three times – reportedly twice in the head – at a campaign event in the capital, Bogotá. …

A federal court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can bar the Associated Press (AP) from some events and spaces in the White House. The opinion follows an AP …