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The collapse of a stage during an election campaign rally in northern Mexico has killed at least nine people, including a child, and injured 63, the country’s governor has said. The stage was sent flying by a strong gust of…

North-west England will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the UK general election. The region is home to the number one target seat for Labour, Burnley, and the chief target for the Conservatives, Warrington South. It contains…

A Tennessee judge has blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan which used the property as collateral. Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a…

French president Emmanuel Macron is flying to New Caledonia to seek a political solution to the unrest that has rocked the French archipelago in the south-western Pacific Ocean, with violence still simmering while he is in the air. The unrest…

Rishi Sunak has been urged to “get on with it” and call a general election as he fuelled speculation that he could have his eye on a summer polling day. At UK prime minister’s Questions on Wednesday, the Conservative Party…

A British man who died when a flight to Singapore was hit by severe turbulence was “the most wonderful human being that you could ever know”, a friend has said. Geoff Kitchen (73) suffered a suspected heart attack on the…

Leaders around the Baltic Sea have reacted warily to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region, with Lithuania’s foreign minister calling it an “obvious escalation” that must be met with an “appropriately firm…

Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita has scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. Mr Rita reached the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit at 7.49am on Wednesday, according to…

Ireland, Norway and Spain have said they are recognising a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered its ambassadors back from Ireland and Norway and Ireland. The formal…

The chief executive of Singapore Airlines has apologised after a British man died following severe turbulence on the carrier’s flight from Heathrow Airport. It comes as tributes have been paid to 73-year-old Geoff Kitchen, who suffered a suspected heart attack…