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The trial's opening hears emotional testimony from survivors of the Pittsburgh attack that left 11 dead.

Journalist Soraya Ali travels to Somalia to see if it really is how her mother remembers it.

A Chinese fighter jet performed an "aggressive manoeuvre" in front of a US Air Force plane, says the US.

Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear.

Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio tells the BBC he did not realise AI would develop so fast.

Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.

The biannual phenomenon draws locals and tourists alike to capture the perfect photo.

The launch comes shortly after the country announced it planned to send up its first space satellite.

Despite Russia's help, the Myanmar military is still failing to control the country and its soldiers are defecting.

Ben Roberts-Smith denies killing Afghan civilians, in a case that's shone a light on elite soldier units.

The debt ceiling deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy throws student debtors under the bus by forcing student loan payments to restart at the end of this summer with recourse for the presidential administration. The bill mandates that the ongoing student loan payment pause, which has been in place since March 2020, will end on August 30, forcing people to begin...

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The government in the Chinese territory says the changes are in line with legislation in Hong Kong.

Pretoria wants the power to decide whether to detain leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court.

On May 28, Turkish citizens went to the polls for a second round of voting in the presidential election. On the ballot, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) were challenged by a six-party opposition alliance purporting to stand for an alternative politics embracing all Turks regardless of political views, religious affiliation, ethnic background...

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A new report from The Guardian provides more details on how one of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers was thwarted from locating classified documents at Mar-a-Lago to ensure their return to the federal government. In the spring of 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ), acting on information it received from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) earlier that year...

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The Theranos founder was convicted on four counts of fraud linked to her failed blood testing start-up.

As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) scrambles to win the support of far right members of the Republican caucus for his debt ceiling deal, it is becoming increasingly clear that McCarthy may have to rely on support of Democrats to pass the package. Roughly 20 House Republicans have announced their opposition to the bill since it was released over the weekend...

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The reinforcements come after 30 Nato peacekeepers and 52 protesters were hurt in clashes.

The Theranos founder, 39, was convicted last year of defrauding investors and wire fraud.

A new report details how transphobic legislative legislation throughout the country is compelling some transgender and nonbinary individuals and their families to raise funds to flee their home states. According to reporting from The Advocate, there are “dozens, if not hundreds” of GoFundMe fundraisers currently on the crowdfunding website for relocation funds. The number of people seeking...

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