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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from halting food aid used by more than 40 million low-income Americans amid the ongoing US government shutdown.A Rhode Island judge said on Friday that the plan to suspend the Supplemental...

The BBC's Nada Tawfik reports from Black River, Jamaica, where the strongest storm to hit the country in modern history has left scenes of desperation. The storm made landfall 28 October as a category five hurricane with sustained winds...

More than 60,000 people have fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was captured by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend, according the UN refugee agency. There have been reports of mass executions and crimes against...

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney accepted an invitation to visit China extended by President Xi Jinping, signalling a "turning point" in the countries' relationship.The invite came after the two leaders met for 40 minutes on the sidelines of the...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that...

The South African government has criticised the US's decision to prioritise refugee applications from white Afrikaners, saying claims of a white genocide have been widely discredited and lack reliable evidence.It highlighted an open letter published by prominent members of...

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," one of the most influential rock songs ever recorded, was released 50 years ago.It broke records and soared to the top of the British charts. It was No. 1 twice in the...

Around 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout. President Samia Suluhu...

As the government shutdown nears becoming the longest in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster in order to bring the stalemate on Capitol Hill to an end.But, as before, they're not...

NATO and some of America's allies in the transatlantic alliance have sought to ease concerns over the Trump administration's move to reduce the U.S. military's presence in Europe amid Russia's ongoing assault on Ukraine and...