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US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping visit the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing

Trump warns against Taiwan independence after China visit

John Travolta with his honourary lifetime achievement Palme d'Or

Lifetime achievement award

'Beyond the Oscar': Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi is said to be a commander of Iraq's pro-Iran paramilitary group, Kataeb Hezbollah

In retaliation for war against Iran

US says Iran-backed militia commander planned Jewish site attacks

US President Donald Trump has not commented publicly about Taiwan since arriving in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Worries about sustained inflation

Stocks tumble as US-Iran impasse fuels inflation fears

Harvey Weinstein, 74, is already serving a 16-year prison term in a California case for the rape of a European actress more than a decade ago

Jurors again failed to reach verdict

Judge declares mistrial in Weinstein sex assault case

The Syncrude refinery in the oil sands region of Alberta in western Canada

Increasing crude exports to Asia

Canada takes key step towards new oil pipeline

The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th to hit the DR Congo

246 suspected cases

New deadly Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo, 1 dead in Uganda

The US president's eldest son, Eric Trump, who runs the family business alongside his brother Donald Trump Jr., denied wrongdoing after disclosure of stock trades in Donald Trump's name

'National security disaster'

Democrats accuse Trump of stock trade corruption

A man draped in the Israeli flag, bearing a cross and the name 'Jesus' at its center, gestures as Metropolitan Police officers secure the area outside the Capital Jewish Museum

21 May shooting

Prosecutors seek death penalty for US man charged with killing Israeli embassy staffers

'Every murder is a crime': Iranian director Asghar Farhadi

'Every murder is a crime'

Iranian filmmaker Farhadi condemns Middle East war, protest massacres

Proposed measures aim to tackle dog waste in New York City

New York seeks to wipe out dog poop problem

France's Monroe will perform the song 'Regarde!' at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final

Clear favourites?

Eurovision finalists tune up as boycotting Spain digs in

Panda cub Satrio Wiratama has already amassed a large number of fans. His name means "noble and brave knight"

Panda diplomacy

Indonesia's first giant panda is set to charm the public

Chinese security wait inside the Great Hall of the People for US President Donald J. Trump before a meeting with President Xi Jinping

Verging on collective paranoia

Showdowns and spycraft on Trump-Xi summit sidelines

US General Christopher LaNeve speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on May 15, 2026

Reorganising forces

US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The 15-year-old was shot dead in the hall of a tower block, a police source said

Residents in shock

French city reels from teen killing in drug-linked shooting

US President Donald Trump has not commented publicly about Taiwan since arriving in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Trade, geopolitics, AI

Stocks tumble as US-Iran impasse fuels inflation fears

The Iran team were given a pre-World Cup send-off in Tehran

Team preparation

Iran to hold pre-World Cup training camp in Turkey: media

Russia's attack on Kyiv early Thursday killed at least 24 people, according to Ukrainian officials

'Brutal terror'

Ukraine vows more strikes on Russia after attack on Kyiv kills 24

Ukraine says missiles did most of the damage in this week's massive Russian bombardment of Kyiv

Reliant on Western allies

Ukraine can down Russian drones en masse. But missiles are a problem

Lazare was 30 years and five months old

Best boy Lazare

'World's oldest dog' contender dies in France aged 30

The mass wedding is one of many to have been organised since a ceasefire took effect in Gaza in October

Hope in deadly times

'Happiest day of our lives': Gazans hold mass wedding among ruins

China's President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump concluded their summit in Beijing with some symbolic wins but few substantive agreements, analysts said

Red lines remain

Xi, Trump eke small wins from talks but no major deals: analysts

Protesters called for fashion houses to ditch fur

Pressure from animal rights activists

Milan Fashion Week says will ask brands not to show fur

A Leopard 2 A8 tank made by KNDS

German government ponders stake

French-German tank maker KNDS to push ahead with IPO

European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Irregular border crossings down almost 40%, says Frontex

X will be required to submit quarterly performance data over 12 months

'A step forward'

X pledges crackdown on illegal content in UK

Streeting has long coveted the leadership

Rivals getting ready

Possible contenders in UK Labour Party leadership race

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