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US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say

US President Donald Trump ordered the “large-scale strikes” on Saturday, US Central Command announced.

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Sudan’s government returns to capital after nearly 3 years of war

The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.

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Bride and groom killed by gas explosion day after Pakistan wedding

Eight people were killed after a gas cylinder exploded at a house the morning after the wedding celebration.

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Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78

Weir was a fixture in the psychedelic rock group and its various spin-offs over 60 years.

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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’

Trump has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s family accuse hospital of negligence over son’s death

A hospital in Lagos denies medical negligence over the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old.

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Rescuers race to find dozens missing in deadly Philippines landfill collapse

The landslide happened when a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill site in the central Philippines.

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Iran protesters defy crackdown as videos show violent clashes

Hundreds of protesters are believed to have been killed or injured, and many more detained.

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Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m

Fewer than 100 copies of Action Comics No 1, which introduced the world to Superman, are thought to exist.

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‘The answer cannot be nothing’: The battle over Canada’s mystery brain disease

A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off

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Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

The US will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he says, but Denmark stresses the territory is

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Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis protests

Days after the death of Renee Good, protests continue in Minneapolis and cities across the US.

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Musk says X outcry is ‘excuse for censorship’

The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against

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Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests enter second week

There were signs authorities were intensifying their crackdown as protests entered their second week.

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Night of Swiss ski bar fire ‘apocalyptic’, woman tells Crans-Montana memorial

A woman named Marie who was in a bar opposite Le Constellation helped the injured as they ran from the

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Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire

The New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116.

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Russia hits Ukraine with rarely used Oreshnik missile in fresh strikes

It is only the second time Moscow has deployed the hypersonic ballistic missile, which was first used to hit Dnipro

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Greenlanders unnerved as they find themselves in geopolitical storm

Islanders want a bigger say in their ties with Denmark, but also on the world stage too.

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One dead, dozens trapped after giant landfill collapses in Philippines

Rescuers have pulled 12 injured sanitation workers from debris at the private landfill in Cebu City.

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Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country ‘uninvestable’

Oil executives expressed caution, with one executive saying Venezuela had seized their assets twice.