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An Italian man has been rescued from a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican, and police suspect he could have been burrowing his way into a bank. He is now recovering in hospital after firefighters spent eight hours d
Former US President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York Attorney General at a scheduled deposition. State officials accuse the Trump Organization of mi
Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, in a dramatic escalation of the legal investigations into the former US president. In a lengthy statement, Trump says a "large group" of FBI agents were
Some of the world's richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. The climate crisis is melting Greenland down at an unprecedented rate
Four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left Ukraine ports via a safe maritime corridor. Millions of tonnes of grain have been stuck in Ukraine due to Russian blockades, leading to shortages and highe
US President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 days after getting a second bout of the virus. This was confirmed by the Physician to the President Doctor Kevin O’Connor who says the President continues
Celebrated physicist and French scientist, Étienne Klein has apologised after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. He tweeted
US President Joe Biden continues to test positive for COVID-19 and now has a bit of a "loose cough" as he experiences a rebound case of the virus. White House physician Dr Kevin O’Connor says the President does
An American counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan has killed the al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. US media are reporting that he was killed in a drone strike carried out by the CIA in Kabul. There is n
One lucky ticket purchased in the US state of Illinois has won US $1.34 billion in the second-largest Mega Millions prize. According to Mega Millions, if the winner opts for an immediate cash lump sum, the most pop
After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release
Russia says it will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024 and build its own station instead. The US and Russia, along with other partners, have successfully worked together on the ISS since 1998
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The classification is the highest alert that the WHO can issue and follows a worldwide upsurge in cases. Mor
Ukraine and Russia have signed deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be expo
Droupadi Murmu, a tribal politician, has been elected as the new president of India. The 64-year-old former teacher from Odisha, is a candidate of governing Bhartiya Janta Party, BJP. The president in India is
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at the White House. The 79-year-old is fully-vaccinated and has received two booster jabs, is experiencing very mild symptoms and will contin
A report into the Uvalde school shooting in Texas that killed 21 people has found "systemic failures and egregiously poor decision making" by those involved in the response. The preliminary report by a committee of
Billionaire Bill Gates has pledged again to give his wealth away, adding that he will eventually "drop off" the world's rich list. It came as the Microsoft co-founder announced he would make a US $20 billion donati
Two people are dead and police are searching for the killer after a shooting in West Auckland this afternoon. Police say two people were found dead at a property in Glendene. They are actively searching the s
A new dinosaur species has been discovered by paleontologists who have now named the giant carnivorous dinosaur species Meraxes gigas. The species name, Meraxes gigas, was named after a dragon in the "Song of Ice
