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Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump's threat to impose fresh tariffs on eight allies opposed to his proposed takeover of Greenland has pushed trade levies back into the spotlight.Last year, Trump introduced tariffs on goods reaching the US from countries...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February that she hopes will translate her strong public polling into a big majority in the lower house.It was an...

Passengers caught up in a deadly train crash in Adamuz have described the moment a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to neighbouring tracks, colliding with an oncoming train. Survivors told of people and their belongings being "scattered" around...

JOHANNESBURG -- A truck collided with a school minibus in South Africa's Gauteng province, killing at least 13 children, authorities said Monday.Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries...

A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed four people and injured 84 others, with six people still missing, state media reported. The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Sunday at Baogang United...

Italian-Thai Development, one of Thailand’s largest construction conglomerates, is in the spotlight after successive fatal incidents on its building sites.On Jan. 14, a crane collapsed onto a passenger train in the country’s northeast, killing at least 32 people. Just...

Sofia Ferreira SantosandAlicia CurryReutersAt least 39 people have died and dozens more have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, the country's Civil Guard has said.The accident near the city of Córdoba, in southern Spain, has...

Thiaw, meanwhile, had his media briefing cancelled after a ruckus broke out in the press room. But in an interview with BeIN Sport, he accepted that he should not have ordered his team off the field. "We didn't...

LONDON -- The leaders of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Sunday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating pressure campaign to acquire...

DAVOS, Switzerland -- Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress — even as a domineering tone from Washington has...