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American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early on Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue. Just before 7am Eastern time (12pm Irish time), the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded…

Hong Kong police announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas on Tuesday, with bounties set at 1 million Hong Kong dollars (£102,000) for information leading to their arrests. According to the warrants, the six are…

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after more heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia. In Slovenia, the resumption of a search for an injured Hungarian hiker…

A Russian-born US citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, news agencies have reported. A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Gene Spector in August 2023, although details…

The House Ethics Committee in the US has accused Florida Republican Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while he was a member of Congress. Mr Gaetz has…

Mourners have laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack in Madgeburg as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society. The Johanniskirche, a church…

The cause of death of a baby found in a field is still unknown a month after she was discovered, police have said. The infant, named as Ava, was found by a dog walker near Ashtons Field in Salford, Greater…

President-elect Donald Trump has renewed unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the US to buy Greenland from Denmark. His call adds to the list of allied countries he is picking fights with even before taking office on…

France has held a national day of mourning for the victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated the French overseas region of Mayotte earlier this month. The cyclone was the most destructive to hit Mayotte in 90 years and caused extensive…

The man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution. Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in…