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Canada’s Nova Scotia appeals for help amid ‘unprecedented’ fires

Amazon to pay $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations

Virginia governor the latest to send troops to US-Mexico border

Five revelations from Nasa's public UFO meeting

‘Bullying’ campaign after US graduate speech criticises Israel

Yugoslav war: UN increases sentence on two Serbian war criminals

Trump critic Chris Christie to announce White House bid next week

Death toll in Guyana dormitory fire rises to 20

Elizabeth Holmes walks into Texas prison to start sentence

IAEA asks Russia, Ukraine to protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Tesla boss Elon Musk kicks off high-stakes China trip

NATO deploys more forces to Kosovo after 30 peacekeepers injured

Man uniting Indian families torn by colonialism

German police arrest stripper over toy gun

As per your politics, debt ceiling plan is good or a ‘disaster’

Iran journalist faces trial over charges tied to Amini protests

El Salvador ex-president sentenced to 14 years over gang talks

Libya court sentences 23 to death for ISIL campaign

Erdogan hails election victory but Turkey left divided

US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote - President Joe Biden

Lake Maggiore tourist boat carrying 20 overturns, with one dead

NATO urges Kosovo to ease tensions with Serbia after clashes

Turkish president sings to supporters from top of bus

Two rangers shot dead in DR Congo’s Virunga park

ChatGPT: US lawyer admits using AI for case research

Ken Paxton: Texas House votes to impeach Trump ally

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins top prize as women dominate Cannes

At least 11 killed in Pakistan avalanche

Turkish presidency run-off decides if Erdogan should have five more years

Ukraine says Russia eases attacks on Bakhmut to regroup

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 458

Connecticut lawmakers exonerate colonial-era 'witches'

Where do things stand as the US rolls back debt ceiling deadline?

Top Guatemalan presidential candidate disqualified ahead of race

Will Turkey’s President Erdogan win another term?

Driver swept backwards in raging Spanish floodwaters

Sudan’s warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

Google removes 'Slavery Simulator' game amid outrage in Brazil

Final Virgin Galactic test flight paves way for paying customers

Aderrien Murry: Mississippi boy, 11, shot by officer after calling police

What are the root causes of modern-day slavery?

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Photos: Tina Turner, a life in music

Ron DeSantis files paperwork for US presidential campaign

Can the current ceasefire stop the fighting in Sudan?

Watch: Eight of Tina Turner's most legendary songs

Ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI hit by more resignations in Pakistan

Trump criminal trial over hush money payment to start next March

Ron DeSantis: Who is the Florida governor and White House contender?

Journalist Imran Riaz Khan still missing in Pakistan

Russia extends WSJ reporter’s detention until August

Ron DeSantis to launch 2024 presidential bid on Twitter - reports

Will the Greece PM be able to form a new government?

India wrestlers risk Olympic dream for '#MeToo' protest

E Jean Carroll adds post-verdict Trump remarks to defamation case

TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use

Colombia suspends rebel ceasefire after Indigenous teens killed

What’s driving Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Q&A: Is Meta data-transfer fine enough to allay privacy concerns?

Thousands mass for pro-EU rally in Moldovan capital, amid tensions with Russia

How jokes and ringtones spurred birth control in India

Sudan conflict: The Eritrean refugees caught between two crises

Greece’s conservative party wins big in national election

Russians celebrate reports that ‘fortress Bakhmut’ has fallen

Will worsening US relations with Beijing affect EU-China trade?

The school in an empty department store

Acclaimed British writer Martin Amis dies aged 73

British novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73

Manchester City win third successive English Premier League title

Floods displace more than 36,000 residents in northeast Italy

The battle for Ukraine’s Bakhmut: A timeline

Greek elections: Rail tragedy hangs over vote dominated by dynasties

Pentagon leaker Teixeira ordered to remain in jail before trial

How West Ham's night of glory turned ugly... in 85 seconds

US Fed chair says unclear if interest rates need to rise more

NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander

What’s been the true impact of the so-called ‘war on terror’?

US probes whether attack killed civilian, not al-Qaeda leader

G7 summit: Why there are eight more seats at the table this year

‘We won’t forget’: US lawmakers call for justice for Abu Akleh

Far-right Israelis shut down Jerusalem’s Old City with flag march

Disney scraps $867m Florida plan amid Ron DeSantis feud

ChatGPT makes its debut as a smartphone app on iPhones

‘Upsetting’: Shireen Abu Akleh family rejects Israel’s ‘sorry’

Ex-paramilitary leader testifies about assassinations in Colombia

Serbians hand in guns and question culture of violence after two shootings

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan says police surrounded his home in Lahore

‘Censorship’: US publisher sues over Florida book restrictions

First full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic shipwreck captured

Key takeaways from state and local US elections this week

Inter win Milan derby 1-0 to reach Champions League final

Biden G7: President to cut short foreign trip for debt ceiling talks

Impeachment hearing begins in Ecuador against President Lasso

Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana

Pakistani government to try violent protesters under army laws

Key takeaways from investigation of FBI’s Trump-Russia probe

Trudeau visits military personnel fighting Alberta wildfires

Durham report finds FBI probe into Trump-Russia ties was flawed

New Zealand hostel fire: At least six dead and more missing in Wellington

DeSantis bans funding for Florida college diversity programmes

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi sentenced to a year in prison: Lawyer

US returns 2,400 people to Mexico since end of Title 42: Official

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 446

Should social media face-altering filters be regulated?

France promises more tanks, armoured vehicles for Ukraine

Zibo barbecue: Millions bring sudden fame to industrial Chinese city

Turkey parties squabble as crucial vote count seesaws

Thailand election results: What we know so far

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 445

Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance

What’s at stake in Thailand’s parliamentary election?

Turkey’s Erdogan, Kilicdaroglu end campaigning before key polls

Heavy gunfire in Sudan ahead of ceasefire talks

Sudan crisis: Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood killed in crossfire

South Africa rejects US accusations of arms shipment to Russia

Pakistan shut down the internet - but that didn't stop the protests

Debt ceiling worries deepen as early June US default reinforced

17-year-old Honduran migrant dies in US custody

Russian troops ‘fall back to regroup’ north of Ukraine’s Bakhmut

Turkey’s Antakya gears up to vote amid earthquake devastation

Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss

Is AI better at making art than humans?

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

Shireen Abu Aqla: Al Jazeera reporter's family still hope for justice

Cornerstone laid for Shireen Abu Akleh press museum in Palestine

US ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Sudan ceasefire talks

Is Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan politically motivated?

Imran Khan arrest: Why was the ex-PM detained? What happens next?

Steve Rosenberg plays 10 Eurovision hits in two minutes

Is Messi leaving PSG for Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal?

Kevin De Bruyne strike earns Man City 1-1 draw at Real Madrid

US panel advises breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40

E Jean Carroll: Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store

Can the Turkish opposition unseat President Erdogan?

On board the Eurovision superfan train to Liverpool

Pakistan blocks Twitter, restricts internet after Khan’s arrest

Tom Hanks' debut novel lifts lid on movie industry, and his on-set behaviour

Apple co-founder says AI may make scams harder to spot

Jury hears closing remarks in Donald Trump civil rape case

Sudan conflict: No benefit in talks without truce, says al-Burhan

Three children among victims of Allen mall shooting in Texas

After two mass shootings, Serbians rally against violence

US jury hears closing arguments in lawsuit accusing Trump of rape

Sudan fighting: Student engineer electrocuted fixing power in Darfur clinic

Biden again demands action after Texas mall mass shooting

DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives

Russia’s Wagner Group says more arms promised for Bakhmut battle

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Canadian province of Alberta declares wildfire emergency

Your pictures on the theme of 'three colours'

Silvio Berlusconi: Italy ex-PM appears by video after serious illness

Serbia mass shootings: Country reels in the wake of deadly attacks

Ethnic clashes continue in India’s Manipur despite army presence

Week in pictures: 29 April - 5 May 2023

US congresswoman introduces bill to restrict aid to Israel

Colombia resumes ‘removal’ flights repatriating citizens from US

DeSantis signs bill allowing Florida board to cancel Disney deals

UK court jails Nigerian senator and wife for organ-harvest plot

US FDA recalls over 500,0000 Covid tests over bacteria risk

Ukraine: Drone shot down over Kyiv burns through sky

At least one drone downed in new air attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv

Udinese 1-1 Napoli: Southern Italian team wins Serie A title for first time in 33 years

Did Ukraine launch a drone attack on the Kremlin?

Canada summons Chinese envoy over alleged legislator intimidation

New York, California launch probe into alleged NFL discrimination

US halts food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray, citing illicit sales

Pakistan beat New Zealand in third ODI cricket match

Ukraine war: How old tech is helping Ukraine avoid detection

Ros Atkins on... the Russian videos appearing to show Kremlin drone attack

Rights commission says Peru crackdown may qualify as a ‘massacre’

US senator appears topless during Zoom vote

Israel bombs Gaza as tensions rise over death of Khader Adnan

Kosovo conflict: Serbia agrees to help find hundreds of missing

US short-seller says iconic investor Icahn has ‘ponzi-like’ biz

How much of a threat is Sudan’s conflict to Chad?

Belgian Bullet hopes to trigger snooker explosion back home

Violence erupts during French May Day protests

Ukraine war: More than 20,000 Russian fighters dead in Bakhmut, US says

Brazil: Illegal gold miners fatally shot in Indigenous territory

Haiti on ‘brink of civil war’, humanitarian group warns

Ron DeSantis-aligned oversight board votes to countersue Disney

Kuwait parliament dissolved by royal decree again