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Two European politicians, dressed symbolically in red and white, sent a message last week to Canada on social media declaring “we’ve got your back”. Also signalling support was King Charles, who planted a red maple tree on the grounds of Buckingham Palace and wore his Canadian medals during a high profile visit to a naval … Read more

Watch: US begins Yemen strikes The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children, the Houthi rebels’ health ministry said. The US said it launched a “decisive and powerful” wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday, with President Donald Trump citing Houthi attacks on shipping in the … Read more

Survivors and relatives of those who died in a fire at a night clubin North Macedonia have spoken of their grief and anger. Among the survivors was 19-year-old Marija Taseva, who said she felt people stomping on her as they all tried to get out via one exit at the Pulse club in Kocani. Ms … Read more

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak in coming days, as talks continue over a possible ceasefire in the three-year war in Ukraine. US envoy Steve Witkoff, who met with Putin on Thursday in Moscow, told CNN that he expected that “there will be a call with both presidents this … Read more

Pope Francis has said he faces a “period of trial” as he thanked well-wishers on Sunday for their prayers. The Argentine pontiff has been recovering in hospital from pneumonia, after he was admitted on 14 February. In today’s message, the 88-year-old referenced Biblical passages and prayed for peace in “countries wounded by war”. It marked … Read more

A fisherman from Peru has been reunited with his family after spending 95 days lost at sea. Maximo Napa left the seaside town of Marcona on 7 December, intending to be at sea for two weeks. But, 10 days into his trip stormy weather sent his boat off course. Mr Napa then ran out of … Read more

Opposition parties in South Africa have called on its president not to be “bullied” by the US after Washington expelled Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, giving him just 72 hours to leave the country. Rasool was declared an unwelcome person after US State Secretary Marco Rubio called him a “race-baiting politician who hates America” on Friday. Tensions … Read more

A Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean by eating turtles, birds and cockroaches has been rescued and reunited with his family. Maximo Napa Castro, 61, set off for what should have been a two-week fishing trip from the coastal town of Marcona, on the southern Peruvian coast, on … Read more

A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the US has landed in El Salvador – in apparent defiance of a US judge’s order preventing the Trump administration from doing so. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, wrote on social media that 238 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had arrived, along with … Read more

A resident in Tylertown, Mississippi, filmed the moment a tornado tore past his home. Six deaths were reported in the state, with a total of at least 34 people killed in the south-east of the US. The deadly tornadoes flipped vehicles and destroyed homes, leaving more than 250,000 properties without power. Flood warnings, including flash … Read more