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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed to have shot down another of the US military’s MQ-9 Reaper drones, airing footage of parts that corresponded to known pieces of the unmanned aircraft. The Houthis said they shot down the Predator with a…

ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar has thanked everyone for their “kindness and good wishes” as he recovers at home after being treated in hospital. Omaar, the ITV News international affairs editor, was presenting the News At Ten programme on Friday…

A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said on Saturday. Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen…

Decked in the national orange colour, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands are marking King’s Day on Saturday, celebrating the birthday of their monarch. As King Willem-Alexander celebrated his 57th birthday with his family in…

A tornado in the US plowed through suburban Omaha and Nebraska on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into developments. Some injuries were reported but there were no immediate reports…

Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in the New York City Democratic stronghold of Harlem. Daily remarks broadcast on national cable television from outside the courtroom, and a blizzard of angry posts…

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf has written to leaders of other Scottish parties in a bid to find “common ground”, as he invites them to talks at his official residence to see how they can work with his minority government.…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his latest visit to China with a stop at a Beijing record store where he bought albums by Taylor Swift and Chinese rocker Dou Wei in a symbolic nod to cross-cultural exchanges he…

A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire on Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of an interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. Initial passers-by posted video and photos on social media…

US President Joe Biden has said he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent Donald Trump later this autumn – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Mr Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Mr Biden’s…