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At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing.
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At least four Britons are believed to be among the victims of the blaze, which left another 23 people missing.

The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.

Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta’s future.

They think democracy has run its course – so they’re setting up their own nations instead.

Thirty-year-old Jordan Bardella had been groomed for success as France’s next hard-right leader. He will now have to wait longer.

Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple.

The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago.

A Ukrainian intelligence agent who confessed to killing the woman suspected of trying to assassinate a multimillionaire in Monaco, has now claimed he did not pull the trigger.

Wells’ body was found in the water near Mississippi’s Horn Island days after he went on a boating trip there with friends.

The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

It follows similar landings of reusable rockets by US-owned companies SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Ali Khamenei was buried at the Imam Reza shrine, Iran’s holiest Shia Muslim site, ending six days of public mourning ceremonies.

Scorching temperatures in the French capital accompanied the hottest week in haute couture.

Officials say the app will help stalking victims, but some experts question the impact it might have.

Aid worker Mohammed al-Wahidi had become a prominent humanitarian figure during the Israel-Hamas war.

Two men with links to Ukraine’s security services are accused of killing Anastasiia Berezovska and dumping her body in woods.

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal’s rich tradition of textile manufacturing.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

The U.S. military said that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.