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Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, has died aged 84 in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Academy of Letters said. The director of more than 20 films, including Xica da Silva and Bye Bye Brazil, Diegues was a leading figure…

The head of the UN Aids agency has said the number of new HIV infections could jump by more than six times by 2029 if American support for the biggest Aids programme is dropped – warning that millions of people…

President Donald Trump is expected to introduce new 25 per cent tariffs later on Monday on all steel and aluminium imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties, in another major escalation of his shake-up of trade policy.…

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation amid mounting pressure from populist opposition groups. The move comes two months after a top court annulled a presidential election in the European Union country. “To spare Romania from this crisis, I…

US president Donald Trump heads to the Super Bowl on Sunday, the first sitting president to do so in person, despite a complicated relationship with the National Football League and a controversial history mixing politics and sports. Trump will watch…

Two rare black wolves, likely to be siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a conservation organisation has said. The unusual sighting was captured last year on a video camera set up by SAVE Wildlife…

The chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032 have risen slightly and, while it is unlikely to happen, it is still very interesting to consider how we would respond to an event like this. The asteroid, designated 2024…

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. “In the areas of the Kursk operation, new assaults have taken place,” Mr Zelensky said during…

A major outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps. “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,” PlayStation said…

Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have announced the birth of their fourth child, a daughter. The young princess, whose name and photograph have not been released, was born on Friday in Stockholm. The royals said the baby weighs…