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After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks in hospice care at his home in Maine.

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

Body cam footage shows the moment a baby was thrown from a window and caught by an officer during a house fire.

Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.

Victory over a Republican rebel in Kentucky shows the president's strength but his power comes with risks for the midterms.

The former power minister was sentenced to 75 years in jail in absentia earlier this month.

Jeff Landry's visit to the territory, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark, has touched a nerve among some Greenlanders.

Sana Yousaf's murder highlights a pattern of violence against women in Pakistan, activists say.

Trump's move dismayed Senate Republicans, many of whom have served with the Texan for decades.

Security guard Amin Abdullah, one of three killed in the attack, was described as "a shining light".

Authorities say the teenage suspects shared a "broad hatred" of multiple religions and racial groups.

Among Bruel's latest accusers is well-known TV and radio presenter Flavie Flament, who alleges he raped her in 1991.

Estonia suspects the drone was a Ukrainian projectile knocked off course by Russian electronic jamming.

The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.

The 28-year-old's network is thought to have transported thousands of illegal migrants into the UK.

Many visitors who have been exempt for 60 days will soon have to apply for a visa after 30 days.

Isak, 71, died in December 2024 after falling from a ravine while walking in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona.

Some 750 firefighters are tackling the uncontrolled blazes supported by water-dropping helicopters.

Protesters have been calling for the president to resign after weeks-long unrest.

Nadia Marcinko is relatively unknown but may soon be called before US legislators.

Police say a 25-year-old man is suspected of killing his parents and injuring four others in southern Spain.

Starbucks withdrew the campaign for its drink tumblers after many said it referenced a bloody crackdown.

An investigation found that 177 human specimens from dozens of bodies were secretly kept by a museum.

Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.

The relationship endures despite a power imbalance, with both sides recognising that it is too important to fail.

The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".

Jurors spent weeks hearing about Musk's claim that Altman had "stolen a charity."

Ankita Shrivastav is among millions of Indians who fall prey to cybercrimes every year.

In Afghanistan today, a staggering three in four people cannot meet their basic needs.

The settlement will go towards individuals who allege they were subjected to unfair investigations.

Some shoppers have been trying to resell a new line of watches priced at £335 each for up to £16,000.

It marks a grim milestone in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since March, despite a nominal ceasefire.

The reaction underscores a growing anxiety among students over AI's impact on jobs and their future careers.

Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped the fence of the monkey, who went viral online, police say.

An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.

The bodies of all five Italian divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials tell the BBC.

Live broadcasts from the Global Sumud flotilla show commandos boarding several boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade.

The Colombian singer says the court ruling means the "narrative" that she was guilty now "crumbles".

One of the six Americans believed to have been exposed is experiencing symptoms, according to media reports.

On Monday Iran said it had responded to the latest US proposal and that exchanges with Washington were continuing.