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Almost 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or legal guardians at the US-Mexico border since a highly criticised “zero tolerance” immigration policy came into place, according to US officials. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman told reporters on Friday that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults who crossed the US border without […]

Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP France and Italy on Friday called on the European Union to set up asylum processing centres in Africa to prevent “voyages of death” by migrants across the Mediterranean, in a crisis that has divided Europe. At a meeting in Paris President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s new premier Giuseppe Conte also called for […]

Two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Christian Tybring-Gjedde and Per-Willy Amundsen, lawmakers with the populist Progress Party, made the nomination. They told the Norwegian news agency NTB on Wednesday (local time) Trump “has taken a huge and […]

Picture by Kirsty Anderson. A fire which has ravaged the historic Mackintosh Building has spread to “several properties”, the fire and rescue service said. Buildings including the O2 ABC have suffered “extensive damage” as flames and smoke poured into the night sky from the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) building. A restoration project, which was […]

Artist’s conception of Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) in Arp 299 © Sophia Dagnello, NRAO/AUI/NSF; NASA, STScI Astronomers have captured a supermassive black hole rip apart a wandering star and shoot out a spectacular jet – the first time the aftermath of a black hole destruction has been observed. Scientists tracked the tidal disruption event (TDE) with radio […]

Kim Jong-un at his hotel room in Singapore. / Captured from the documentary North Korea’s state broadcaster has released a 42-minute documentary on the June 12 summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore. The Korean Central Broadcasting Station released the documentary on Thursday, two days after the historic denuclearization […]

The Red Sea port city, Hudaida, is responsible for 70 percent of the country’s imports [Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters] UNSC expresses ‘deep concern’ over humanitarian situation, as Saudi, UAE forces continue offensive to capture Hudaida. The UN Security Council has called on all sides involved in fighting over the Yemeni city of Hudaida to keep its port […]

Trump says the tariffs on steel imports is meant to protect American workers [File: Reuters] European Union countries on Thursday unanimously endorsed a plan to impose import duties on $3.3bn worth of US products in response to Washington’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada, the EU, and Mexico, EU sources said. “Member states […]

Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported Thursday. The Sankei Shimbun said Kim discussed the possibility during historic talks Tuesday with US President Donald Trump. “During the summit with Trump, Kim told […]

After years of costly preparations dogged by diplomatic scandals, the World Cup’s month-long football bonanza kicks off on Thursday with an underwhelming opener pitting the home team against Saudi Arabia. © Alexander Nemenov, AFP | Russia’s World Cup buildup has been wrought with worries about the team causing embarrassmen Russia will get the ball rolling against […]