- Friday, 22 August 2025
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Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer, claim scientists
A saliva test may help "turn the tide" on prostate cancer, UK scientists claim.
US and Iran still far apart ahead of nuclear talks
In the few short months he has been in office, the US president has sought and failed to bring peace to Gaza and Ukraine. He has bombed Yemen. He has launched a global trade war. Now he is turning his attention, such that it is, to Iran.
Dominican Republic nightclub collapse kills 79
At least 79 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo, officials have said.
US in direct nuclear talks with Iran, Trump says
The meeting has also been confirmed by Iran's foreign minister who said the talks would be "indirect" but could be "as much an opportunity as it is a test".
US top court allows Trump to use wartime law for deportations
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to use a rarely-invoked wartime powers law to rapidly deport alleged gang members - for now.
Trump tariffs: Why are Asian markets seeing a 'bloodbath'?
Asian stock markets are slumping as the shockwaves from US President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to reverberate around the world.
Defiant Trump vows to stay course as countries scramble over tariffs
US President Donald Trump has defended sweeping tariffs on imports that sent shockwaves through global stock markets, saying "sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something".
Israel admits mistakes over medic killings in Gaza
Israel's army has admitted its soldiers made mistakes over the killing of 15 emergency workers in southern Gaza on 23 March.
Worst week for US stocks since Covid crash as China hits back on tariffs
Stock market turmoil deepened on Friday, as China hit back at tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of an extended trade war and damage to the global economy.
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Trump's tariffs are a longtime goal fulfilled - and his biggest gamble yet
Donald Trump's politics have shifted considerably over his decades in the public sphere. But one thing he has been consistent on, since the 1980s, is his belief that tariffs are an effective means of boosting the US economy.
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after 24 hours
US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate.
The man mourning 170 loved ones lost in Myanmar's earthquake
As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.
Myanmar announces week of national mourning as hopes of finding quake survivors fade
More than 2,000 people in Myanmar have been killed following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that affected areas as far as Thailand and China.
Trump officials attack journalist after Signal leak published in full
The White House reacted furiously on Wednesday after The Atlantic magazine published messages between national security officials in a Signal group chat in their entirety.
Harry leaves African charity he co-founded
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.
