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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that has not backed a Republican candidate for the White House since 1972. The rally in St Cloud, Minnesota, was designed as…

The family of a man who was kicked and stamped on during an arrest at Manchester Airport have issued a “plea for calm” and urged people not to take part in any further protests, their MP has said. Paul Waugh,…

Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school…

Israel’s military ordered the evacuation on Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants in Khan Younis. It includes parts of Muwasi, a makeshift tent camp where…

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday he will return to the Pennsylvania town where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, while vice president Kamala Harris capped her week-long bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee with former…

The Charaideo Moidam royal burial complex and shrines in India have been named as a new World Heritage Site by the United Nations cultural agency. Unesco experts, who are deliberating on a list of sites nominated for the World Heritage…

Search teams are still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia as the death toll rose to 257, according to the UN humanitarian office. Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in a remote part…

Joe Biden’s decision to step down as the Democratic Party’s nominee for president has opened the door for other contenders to become the Democratic nominee in November. He has thrown his support behind US vice president Kamala Harris, and other…

US vice president Kamala Harris has moved swiftly to attract Democratic delegates to her campaign for the White House after US president Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns within the party that he would be unable to defeat Donald Trump.…

A large explosion tore through the streets of central Tel Aviv early on Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the drone strike. Israel’s emergency response service…