A retired US ambassador has called for the former east London schoolgirl’s repatriation after he helped free a Canadian woman held at the same Syrian detention camp.

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More than 500,000 people have died of COVID in Brazil. Its President has called the Senate investigation into his government’s response a “national shame”.

The North Korean leader whose country claims to have no cases called a meeting of the politburo to address some party executives’ neglect of duty.

Family is what drove William and Harry apart and family is what will bring them back together. Physically, at least.

It’s a very small study, but the company says the initial results are encouraging.

“Are you going to pay it?” The cost of the needed repairs was all apartment owners could talk about since April.

If China chose to attack Taiwan, the US could be powerless to stop it. But if China wanted to conquer Taiwan, that’s a different story.

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe – all in a split-second gulp.

More than 40 people, many unconscious after drifting in choppy waters for hours, were rescued and at least seven bodies were recovered near the resort island.

South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday sentenced the ex-president to 15 months in jail for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry.

President Xi Jinping appeared on the big screen at a Beijing gala celebrating the party’s history, ahead of his public address from Tiananmen Square on Thursday.

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The Indonesian President wants vaccines as well as the beach to lure people back to Bali.

The ongoing toxicity between William and Harry means that their relationship, not their mother, will be the focal point on Thursday.

One man checked into an air-conditioned five-star hotel, after the five fans aimed at his bed at home and the seventh cold shower failed to bring relief.

New Zealand halted its “travel bubble” with Australia on Saturday but has made plans to restart travel with some states.

Following what police describe as a “stunning tip”, the missing paintings were recovered.

The Ethiopian government earlier called a ceasefire but the People’s Liberation Front said it anticipated retaliation and called on residents to rally behind it.

The contest between vaccine and virus in Britain is much more nuanced than Scott Morrison makes out.

Dame Sarah Gilbert hardly knew where to look as she was greeted in a manner usually reserved for tournament greats.

It comes a day after the United States conducted air strikes on installations in the area.

Even though the first known COVID-19 outbreak originated in Wuhan, China has leveraged the pandemic to bolster its global reputation.

Biden says the US is in a competition with China to win the 21st century - but Beijing is on track to beat them.

Meantime, early results from another British vaccine study suggest that mixing different brands of vaccines can provoke a protective immune response against COVID-19.

Indonesia’s drug authority has approved children aged 12 and above being vaccinated as more than 280 toddlers were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the nation’s capital on one day alone last week.

Voters largely stayed away from the ballot box - the abstention rate is estimated at 65.7 per cent.

The revelation adds years to the time they knew each other and was gleaned from more than 200 interviews as well as scouring court documents.

The death toll has risen to nine with more than 150 people still missing as questions swirled about the tower’s structural integrity.

The papers included discussion about the potential Russian reaction to the British warship HMS Defender’s travel through waters off the Crimean coast last week, the BBC said.

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A spokesman says the US is responding to an “ongoing series of attacks by Iran-backed groups targeting US interests”.

Danielle Anderson’s career has taken her all over the world, including to the Chinese research lab now at the centre of attention due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The rare public comment on Kim’s health comes after foreign analysts noted that the autocratic leader appeared to have lost a noticeable amount of weight.

A San Francisco woman has successfully defended her colourful, bulbous-shaped house and its elaborate homage to The Flintstones family.

The journalist, arrested on suspicion of foreign collusion to endanger national security, was believed to be leaving for Britain when he was arrested.

Trump shunned the world. China angered it. Now Beijing and Washington are in a race to gain the greatest diplomatic clout.

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The US President has been forced to walk back his demands after he “understandably upset some Republicans”.

The Communist Party of China is 100. What are the benefits of membership? And who calls the shots?

The two nations are right now locked in open rivalry for world domination - but for many years, they tried to be allies.

Families frustrated with the slow pace of recovery efforts have demanded they be allowed to go to the scene and attempt a collective shout to find survivors.

UNESCO took the rare step this week of recommending Venice be placed on its list of World Heritage in Danger sites.

Video footage shows one police officer kneeling on the man’s neck for several minutes.

Europeans see Western animals as standard, disparaging Australian wildlife, says museum chief.

Matt Hancock resigned after pictures and video emerged showing him flouting social distancing rules.

Made in China by American company Innova, the pregnancy test-style kits are simple to use and are even being handed out on street corners.

Five people are dead after a hot air balloon crashed into a power line in Albuquerque.

The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete slab below its pool deck that needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report on the building.

As Harry and William prepare to reunite for the unveiling of the statue of Diana at Kensington Palace on Thursday, emotions are still running high.