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Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office 

20 December 2024

News|Joe Biden US President Joe Biden’s administration is cancelling student loans for another 55,000 people in the Un...

Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil and gas from US 

20 December 2024

Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs against the European Union if the bloc does not buy more oil and gas from th...

US officials on first diplomatic trip to Syria since al-Assad’s removal 

20 December 2024

The first United States diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad was removed earlier this month are holdin...

Who is Kyle Clifford, crossbow suspect accused of killing three UK women? 

20 December 2024

Kyle Clifford, a former British Army soldier who is accused of murdering a woman and her two daughters in the United Kin...

Israeli settlers set mosque on fire in occupied West Bank 

20 December 2024

News|Israel-Palestine conflict Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, while also defacing...

Malaysia to resume search for missing MH370 

20 December 2024

News|Transport Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia...

Blasts rock Ukraine’s Kyiv as Russia missile attack kills one, cuts heating 

20 December 2024

Skip linksSkip to Content blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, People leave the site of a Russian missile strike in cen...

Who are the 51 men in Gisele Pelicot rape case; will old cases be reopened? 

20 December 2024

More than 50 men have been found guilty in one way or another for the rape or sexual assault of one French woman, Gisele...

Why has DRC filed criminal charges against Apple over ‘conflict minerals’? 

20 December 2024

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has filed criminal complaints against tech giant Apple’s subsidiaries in Fr...

At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast 

20 December 2024

At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were o...