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An arrest warrant for a man who is also a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was lifted on Wednesday by a German court in an ongoing trial over several unrelated sexual offences he is alleged to…

One of UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal cabinet allies has said Labour is likely to win “the largest majority any party has ever achieved”. UK work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said it is “highly unlikely” that polls…

US president Joe Biden has blamed his poor performance at a TV debate with Donald Trump on jet lag. During a campaign event, the 81-year-old Mr Biden pointed to two back-to-back European trips, saying: “I wasn’t very smart. I decided…

A 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing a student at the University of Sydney has faced charges that were dismissed by a court, a state government minister has said. Newspapers have also reported that the boy was accused of threatening to…

A judge at Lebanon’s military court on Tuesday charged the gunman who opened fire at the US embassy near Beirut with being affiliated to the militant Islamic State group, security and judicial officials said. Lebanese soldiers shot and arrested the…

Brazil’s national data protection authority determined on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. Meta’s updated privacy policy enables the company to feed people’s public…

The deputy leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said the only sure path to a ceasefire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full ceasefire in Gaza. “If there is a ceasefire in Gaza, we will stop without any…

Manhattan prosecutors said on Tuesday they would not oppose Donald Trump’s request to delay the sentencing in his hush money trial as he seeks to have the conviction overturned following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to…

The man charged with stabbing author Sir Salman Rushdie has rejected a plea deal that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the suspect’s lawyer said. Hadi Matar, 26, has been held…

A Texas judge has ruled against the state attorney general in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration. Judge Francisco X Dominguez in El Paso ruled that Attorney General Ken…