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For Vladimir Putin, the optics could not be better. More than two and a half years into his war in Ukraine, he is shaking hands this week with not just one world leader, or two, but more than 20. China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian…there’s even Turkey’s

America is full of contradictions. This is the story of one of them: the Arab-Americans who will vote for Donald Trump.  He’s the man who says immigrants are “poisoning the blood of the country”, who calls them “terrorists”, and who wants a “Muslim ban”. And yet, in a journey through Michigan, I’ve found they are

Footage shows hundreds of people queueing in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as they await evacuation. Crowds can be seen surrounded by debris as they queue to flee to the southwest of the territory. It comes as medics and residents told Reuters news agency that troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave

An airport in New Zealand has limited hugging in its drop-off zone to a maximum of three minutes – with anyone wanting a longer goodbye told to head for the car park. Dunedin International Airport, on New Zealand’s South Island, announced the rule change last month as part of a broader effort to improve safety

Tearful Liam Payne fans comforted one another as they came together to remember him at a vigil in London’s Hyde Park. Hundreds of people gathered at the park’s Peter Pan statue on Sunday. Many were seen crying and hugging one another, while others wrote messages and laid flowers. Vigils were also held in Glasgow and

King Charles joked about the “sands of time” and expressed his joy at being back in Australia as he addressed politicians. The monarch presented an hourglass – a “speech timer”, he called it – to the parliament of New South Wales to mark the 200th anniversary of its upper house. “With the sands of time

The King will attend a Sydney church service to begin the monarch’s first tour of Australia since his accession to the throne. Charles and Camilla’s official engagements in the country will start with a trip to St Thomas’ Anglican Church for a service led by Archbishop Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel. Security arrangements for Sunday suggest

Bondi Beach has reopened for swimmers after around 2,000 black balls washed ashore in Sydney this week. The tar-like spheres started appearing on Tuesday and multiple beaches were shut due to fears they could be highly toxic. Workers in orange boiler suits and face masks have been collecting the balls over the last few days.

Leaders’ statements were an attempt to fortify Western support for Ukraine in the long term, while the elephant in the room lingered. As US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood side by side at a Berlin news conference, they repeatedly showcased their “strong” transatlantic bond to the world. Biden described Germany as

A baby has died after a boat carrying migrants ran into difficulties in the Channel, French authorities have said. A total of 65 people were rescued following the incident off the coast of Wissant in northern France on Thursday evening. The boat was found to be heavily loaded with people and some were in the

Global economies face a period of lacklustre growth and pressure from rising debt piles, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. In an assessment that may chime with Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she ponders her first budget, managing director Kristalina Georgieva warned that growth will not deliver the tax revenues required to

Bondi Beach was shut after thousands of mysterious tar balls washed up on Australian shores in recent days. The popular tourist attraction was among seven beaches that were totally, or partially, shut in Sydney on the east coast. Tar balls are formed when oil comes into contact with debris and water, often as a result

Thomas Tuchel has told Sky News he will “start learning” the national anthem following questions over whether he will sing it before England games. The 51-year-old German, who has been officially unveiled as the Three Lions’ new head coach, told a news conference he had not yet made up his mind over the issue. However,

Police in Ireland have launched a murder investigation after an eight-year-old boy went missing from his home. Kyran Durnin was last seen in Drogheda, County Louth, on 30 August, and is presumed dead, Irish police said. “Despite extensive enquiries carried out to date, we have been unable to either locate Kyran, identify any information on

Archaeologists have discovered a secret tomb at the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan – one of the Seven Wonders of the World. A long-buried tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons and grave offerings were found beneath the monument after research teams used remote sensing technology. The discovery comes more than two decades after