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The leaders of the world’s two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president’s visit to Beijing.

The leaders of the global superpowers are expected to discuss the war in Iran, tariffs, AI and Taiwan during the…

Trump has landed in Beijing for the first visit by a US leader since his own in 2017.

The ship, which set sail from Belfast on Friday, is at port in Bordeaux after 49 people fell ill from…

Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.

The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.

The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is “unbelievably weak”.

The American national has arrived in Nebraska, while a French woman is isolating in Paris.

No details have been released of Iran’s response – or the US proposals – designed to bring the war to…

Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris “until further notice”, France’s prime minister says.

BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from the port in Tenerife where the MV Hondius is soon to dock, after a deadly…

Israel and Hezbollah have continued to trade fire despite a ceasefire deal being announced last month.

The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.

It comes as the two countries accused each other of violating separate ceasefires to cover the celebrations of the Soviet…

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US opts for a “reckless military adventure” every time a “diplomatic solution is…

Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal…

A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa is among those who left MV Hondius at St Helena.

The White House reportedly believes it could be closing in on a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran.

A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.

Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.

People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine…

As a spate of incidents in the Strait of Hormuz test the ceasefire, an Iranian official says, “We are just…

Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have…

A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.

Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US…

Mayor Burkhard Jung said a suspect was detained and the motive was unclear.

The attack comes as the Kremlin prepares to hold a scaled-back military parade on Saturday.

President Zelensky has been visiting the Gulf to demonstrate his country’s military nous.

Before reviewing the proposal on Saturday, US President Donald Trump said he could not imagine it “would be acceptable”.

The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees said withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops was to be expected.

The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.

The president writes that hostilities “have terminated” because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.

The US defence secretary says the timer for the president to report to Congress “pauses or stops” in a ceasefire.

A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss…

There has been violence outside hospital in Alice Springs, where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being…

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021.

Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran.

Prosecutors say a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director was a call for violence against Trump.