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Trump says FBI agents 'raided' his Mar-a-Lago Florida home Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was "raided" by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago i…

China-Taiwan: Beijing conducts new military drills near island China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday. The Chin…

Israel-Gaza: Death toll rises as Israel kills second top militant Israel has killed a second top militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, as the death toll continues to rise from air strikes in Gaza. Six childr…

Alex Jones must pay $49.3m for Sandy Hook hoax claim US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $49.3m (£41m) in damages after falsely claiming a 2012 school shooting was a hoax. A jury in Texas ruled the…

Israel-Gaza: Israel arrests 19 militant suspects after Gaza flare-up Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes aga…

Tinder: CEO Renate Nyborg to leave dating app after one year Tinder chief executive Renate Nyborg is leaving the firm less than a year after becoming the boss of the dating app. Her exit was one of a number of management…

China-Taiwan: Joseph Wu defends US Speaker Pelosi's visit Taiwan's foreign minister has defended US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's brief but controversial trip to the island in an exclusive interview with the BBC. Joseph Wu cond…

China's missiles 'imitating North Korea' - Taiwan Taiwan has accused China of imitating North Korea by firing missiles into the sea around the island. China launched 11 ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan's nort…

Taiwan braces as China drills begin after Pelosi visit China is kicking off its biggest-ever military exercises in the seas around Taiwan following US politician Nancy Pelosi's visit. The live fire drills began at 12:00…

Taiwan: Pelosi leaves Taipei to sound of Chinese fury In a statement issued on Wednesday, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "those who play with fire will not come to a good end, and those who offend China will be pu…

Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi meets President Tsai to Beijing's fury US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a visit that has been strongly condemned by China. Ms Pelosi, the most senior US politician in…

China-Taiwan: Tensions spike ahead of Pelosi's expected visit Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday. Her visit - whi…

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-te…

Ukraine war: First grain ship leaves under Russia deal The first ship carrying grain has left a Ukrainian port under a landmark deal with Russia. Turkish and Ukrainian officials say the ship left the southern port of Ode…

WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government "If we had to lower security for the world, to accommodate the requirement in one country, that...would be very foolish for us to accept, making our product less desir…