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The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the United Nations said Thursday. In “World Economic Situation …

Wildfires are raging in several areas of Los Angeles, with high winds and extremely dry conditions fuelling their progress across thousands of acres of land. Firefighters are so far unable …

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to postpone President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush-money case, meaning he will face sentencing in a New York courtroom on Friday. Citing the …

As they filed into the front pews at Washington National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five current and former presidents came together for Jimmy Carter’s funeral. During …

A Swiss national arrested in Iran and accused of spying has died in prison, according to Iranian state media. The man was being held with another inmate at a prison …

The Chinese government has expanded a list of products that people can trade in to get a discount of as much as 20% on new goods as the country tries …

Russian units said it had eliminated more than 290 Ukrainian military in the border areas of the Kursk region within the past 24 hours. Russian Defence ministry said on Wednesday, …

At least 32 people have been confirmed dead and 38 are injured after a major earthquake struck China’s mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning, Chinese state media reported. The earthquake …

A senior government source in Canada says it’s a “done deal” that Trudeau will leave his post and “it’s now just about how”, the AFP news agency reports. Canadian media …

Nigel Farage has defended Elon Musk after the billionaire attacked the UK government’s response to grooming gangs on X, the social media platform he owns. In a series of posts …