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We haven’t seen indictment, says Trump lawyer Donald Trump's lawyer has said the ex-president's legal team has not seen the indictment against him and has only media reports to go on. Joe Tacopina was speaking after a gr…

Pope expected to leave hospital on Saturday Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, the Vatican has said. His return to his Vatican residence at Santa Marta depended on the results of final t…

Donald Trump indictment: Ex-US president to be charged over hush money Former US President Donald Trump will be charged over hush money payments made to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. The details…

Jair Bolsonaro returning to Brazil for first time since 8 January riots Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on his way back to Brazil, after spending months in the US. The far-right politician is returning for t…

Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 86-year-old had breathing difficulties in recent d…

Netanyahu rejects Biden's call to drop Israel judicial overhaul Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reacted angrily to comments by the US president, who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial re…

Adidas says Black Lives Matter design violates its three-stripe trademark Adidas has asked the US Trademark Office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter (BLM) trademark featuring three parallel stripes. The B…

Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre kills at least 39 At least 39 people people have died in a fire at a migrant processing centre in Mexico that officials say started during a protest against deportati…

Ukraine war: Germany sends much-awaited Leopard tanks The first shipment of Leopard 2 tanks from Germany has been sent to Ukraine, the German defence ministry says. Eighteen cutting-edge main battle tanks were delivered…

Children aged 9 named among Nashville school victims - Six people, three of them children, have been killed in a primary school shooting in Nashville - The student victims have been identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie…

Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes An uneasy calm is returning to Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would delay a key part of controversial plans to overhaul…

Afghanistan girls' education: 'When I see the boys going to school, it hurts' "Every day I wake up with the hope of going back to school. They [the Taliban] keep saying they will open schools. But it's been almost two ye…

Mass Israel protests after Netanyahu fires defence minister Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister. Yoav Gallant had spoken…

Israel defence minister fired in legal reform row Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has been sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after calling for the scrapping of controversial plans to overhaul the justice…

Deadly Mississippi tornado brings devastation to US state At least 26 people have died in Mississippi and Alabama after a tornado tore through the southern US states. Search and rescue efforts are continuing, and the Mis…

'God, guns and Trump': Thousands turn out for Texas rally In his first public appearance since speculating a week ago that he would soon be arrested, Donald Trump lashed out against the multiple criminal inquiries that h…

Tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to Mississippi At least 23 people have died after a tornado tore through the US state of Mississippi on Friday night. More people are thought to be trapped under the rubble of dest…

Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". The decision to return the 2,5…

Rare show of Northern Lights dazzles North America Hues of pink, purple and green streaked the skies in North America overnight in a dazzling display of Northern Lights. Weather officials said the aurora, which was seen…

King Charles's France visit postponed after pension protests King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed, after a request by President Emmanuel Macron, Downing Street says. The Elysée Palace said the deci…

Do Kwon: Fugitive 'cryptocrash' boss arrested in Montenegro South Korea police say that Do Kwon, the fugitive cryptocurrency boss behind the $40bn (£32.5bn) collapse of the terraUSD and Luna tokens, has been arrested in…

Bordeaux town hall set on fire in France pension protests Bordeaux town hall has been set on fire as French protests continued over plans to raise the pension age. More than a million people took to the streets across Fr…

Indigenous Voice: Australia PM unveils plan for historic constitution vote Australia's leader has unveiled crucial details of a planned referendum which could see it change its constitution for the first time in almost 5…

US raises interest rates despite banking turmoil The US central bank has raised interest rates again, despite fears that the move could add to financial turmoil after a string of bank failures. The Federal Reserve increa…

Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace China's peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said. But Mr Putin said the plan could be put forward o…

US urges Xi to press Putin over 'war crimes' in Ukraine The US has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to press Vladimir Putin on ceasing the "war crimes" being carried out by Russia in Ukraine. The two will meet again on…

China's President Xi Jinping condemns killings of miners in CAR China's President Xi Jinping says the killers of nine Chinese goldmine workers in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be "severely" punished. Two Chines…

UBS agrees 'emergency rescue' of Credit Suisse Troubled bank Credit Suisse has been rescued by its Swiss rival UBS in a government-backed deal. Sunday's announcement came after a weekend of emergency talks in Switzerland…

Ex-US President Donald Trump expects to be arrested on Tuesday Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests. However his lawyer said there had been no commun…

China's Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week China's President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials say. The Kremlin said they would discuss a "compreh…