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Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency on the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão, after deadly floods which killed at least nine people and forced 1,500 from their homes.The state of emergency activates crisis funds and...

Three soldiers have been killed in a drone attack in south-west Colombia, which authorities have blamed on a dissident rebel group.The devices dropped explosives on members of Colombia's navy and army, who were manning a checkpoint on the Naya...

Some Alaskans are evacuating their homes as meltwater escapes a basin dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier - raising fears of record-breaking flooding in the US state's capital city. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau has issued a...

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondentABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that Gaza ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal to release all the remaining hostages at once.The plan previously being pushed was for...

Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was "deceptively cute" but a fearsome predator.Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved...

Tokyo — McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores.The meals, called...

The UK, France and Germany have told the UN they are ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if it fails to resume talks by the end of August.The three countries, known as the E3, said...

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country's forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation's struggle for independence.It followed a joint report by Cameroonian and French historians examining France's suppression of independence...

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of numerous NATO countries were set to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of Friday's scheduled summit in Alaska between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mr....

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