How Trump wants US companies to cash in
Getty Images The Trump administration is spearheading an ambitious, but controversial, peace initiative aimed at ending the long-running conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has also drawn in…
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Dhaka crash: ‘A sound I’ve never heard
Soutik Biswas BBC News, London JUBAIR BIN IQBAL/AFP/Getty Images The plane crashed into a two-storey primary school building in a sprawling campus “It was like 30 or 40 thunderbolts falling…
EU and US agree trade deal, with 15% tariffs for European exports to America
The United States and European Union have reached a trade deal, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world’s key economic partners. After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump…
Several reported killed in German train derailment
Emily Atkinson & Bethany Bell BBC News Thomas Warnack/ dpa Emergency workers on an upturned carriage Several people have been killed and at least three injured after a passenger train…
Europe accused of going soft on Azerbaijan to avoid buying Russian gas
Magerram Zeynalov & Grigor Atanesian BBC News Russian Getty Images When a young peace activist was jailed for 15 years for high treason in Azerbaijan last month, his friends’ anger…
Jordan and UAE aid drops underway in Gaza during Israel’s ‘tactical pause’
Watch: Air drop aid seen arriving in northern Gaza Jordan and the UAE have dropped aid into Gaza after Israel began a “tactical pause” in fighting to mitigate a worsening…
Israel’s aid measures a gesture to allies horrified by Gaza starvation
Jeremy Bowen International editor AFP Israel has responded to sustained and growing international condemnation that it is responsible for starvation in Gaza by announcing a series of measures the Israel…
Christian worshippers killed in IS-linked attack in DR Congo
Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. About 20 of the dead were worshippers…
Walmart stabbing in Michigan leaves 11 injured
At least 11 people have been injured in a stabbing at a Walmart supermarket in Michigan, authorities say. A 42-year-old suspect was in custody following the incident in Traverse City,…