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After death of former US president at age 100, leaders from the UK, Ukraine, Australia, Egypt and France have spoken of his enduring commitment to peaceFull report: Jimmy Carter dies aged 100World leaders have reacted to news that former US President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has...

The ex-president died as Biden, a fellow one-term president heads for the door and chaos agent Trump returns to powerEarly in Mike Bartlett’s 2022 stage play, The 47th, the funeral of former US president Jimmy Carter is held at Washington National Cathedral. Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton are all in attendance. Donald Trump is not invited but turns up...

Newly released Irish archives include leaks from UK government and RUC’s attempts to undermine Sinn FéinParts of the British government and disgruntled members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary were responsible for a series of major leaks during and after the establishment of the 1998 Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland, according to claims in newly released Irish government archives.An Irish department of foreign Affairs...

People warned against buying illegal weight-loss medicines through beauty salons or fake pharmacy websitesLong waits for NHS services could lead people to take matters into their own hands by buying potentially unsafe weight-loss jabs online, Britain’s top GP has said.Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, warned that buying drugs online from unregulated retailers could put people at risk and...

Incident at Gelan bridge in Bona Zuria Woreda ‘claimed lives of 66 people so far’, says Sidama health bureauMore than 60 people have died after a road accident in southern Ethiopia, the local health authority said on Sunday.Sidama state is in the south of Ethiopia, about 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa. Continue reading...

Democrats and Republicans commemorate former US president after his death at age of 100Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesJimmy Carter – a life in picturesAfter news broke that Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died on Sunday at 100 years old, many fellow politicians, friends, and family members spoke out in remembrance of the longest-lived president in US history.Chip...

Former president faced series of economic and foreign policy crises, including Iran hostage affair and Soviet invasion of AfghanistanJimmy Carter dies aged 100 – latest updatesJimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, a broker of peace in the Middle East in his time, and a tireless advocate for global health and human rights, has died, it was announced on Sunday. He was...

Team from NTSB, FAA and manufacturer Boeing to assist investigation of Jeju Air crash that killed 179South Korea plane crash – latest updatesThe US is sending air accident investigators to South Korea to help determine what went wrong with the Jeju Air plane that crash-landed at Muan airport and skidded into a barrier early on Sunday, killing 179.The team of investigators includes the National...

Order triggers new wave of displacement and there are reports of damage to two more Gaza hospitalsIsrael has issued new evacuation orders for all remaining civilians to leave Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza as part of a blistering three-month-old campaign that Israel denies is aimed at depopulating a third of the Palestinian territory, amid reports Israeli attacks have damaged two more struggling hospitals in...

President Aliyev says Moscow must ‘admit its guilt’ after downing plane, albeit unintentionally, with loss of 38 livesAzerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticised Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days.“We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia … we are...

Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained in Tehran three days after US warrant used to hold Swiss-Iranian businessman in MilanThe arrest of a renowned Italian journalist in Iran is reportedly in retaliation for the detention of a Swiss-Iranian businessman and suspected arms dealer in Italy three days earlier, according to media reports quoting the US state department.Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who...

The deaths make 2024 the deadliest year on record for small boat Channel crossingsThree people have died after falling from an overcrowded small boat trying to cross from France to the UK, as 2024 became the deadliest year on record for perilous sea crossings.The boat ran into trouble at about 6am on Sunday near Blériot-Plage, a public beach in Sangatte close to the French...

South Korea facing worst domestic civil aviation disaster after Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crew skidded off runway and hit wall at Muan airportReport: South Korea plane with 181 onboard veers off runway and hits fenceSouth Korea plane crash: what we know so farDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at...

Exclusive: UK teenagers placed in temporary housing until they are adults as there are fewer obligations to support them if they are not care leaversCouncils are treating teenagers like homeless adults and placing them in unsuitable temporary housing rather than taking them into care, new research has shown.Local authorities are “waiting out the clock” when assessing vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds until they can be...

Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes powerGeorgia’s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, has said she will leave the palace but remains the country’s legitimate officeholder, after refusing to hand over the keys to her successor in the wake of a controversial general election.Her comments on Sunday came moments before Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former football...

Footage appears to show Boeing 737-800 skidding along runway at Muan airport before hitting wall and catching fireSouth Korea plane crash – live updatesAll but two of the 181 people aboard a plane that veered off a runway and hit a wall at an airport in South Korea are presumed to have died, fire authorities have said, according to Yonhap news agency. If confirmed,...

Drowning deaths in 2024 were overwhelmingly male, accounting for 22 of the 29 lives lostGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnother three people have drowned in Australian waters as the summer death toll continues to climb during the festive period.Police said on Sunday that two tourists were unable to be revived after a group of swimmers were pulled from a...

More walkouts planned in 2025 at V&A, Natural History and Science museums as workers demand living wageThree of the UK’s biggest museums face the threat of strike action in 2025 by security guards over pay and conditions.Guards at the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum are in dispute with the external contractor, Wilson James. They want a basic...

Speakers banned after criticising government in social media postsThe information watchdog has been asked to investigate “authoritarian” government vetting that caused speakers to be banned from official events for criticising ministers.Two experts, who discovered that civil servants had combed through years of social media posts to judge them “unsuitable” to address conferences, believe the practice was covert and unlawful. Continue reading...

As 2025 dawns, we look back at the star players over the last 12 months of economic drama, mishap and scandalThe end of the year is a time for pausing, reflection and exhaustion. But before throwing ourselves into 2025, it’s worth sifting through the remnants of 2024 to see who in the business world has done something worth remembering.So, once more with gusto, the...

BoM says light winds are expected to temper the fire danger despite high temperatures, especially inlandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScorching temperatures and elevated fire dangers are forecast for the coming week as Australia rings in the new year – but light winds could protect towns from blazes becoming too severe.Perth was the first hit by the heatwave, with...

Dangerous practice was supposed to be phased out but new data reveals thousands of incidents every yearMental health patients are being pinned face down by staff thousands of times a year, despite ministers and health experts repeatedly warning that it is dangerous.Prone restraint, in which someone is held chest down to defuse an incident, has been a source of controversy for years and been...

Sixty-year-old pilot dies but surviving passenger stable in hospitalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after their light plane crashed.Emergency crews, including several ambulances and a rescue helicopter, were called to Palmers Island, about 8km west of Yamba, in the NSW northern rivers on Sunday following reports...

The 40-year-old school chaplain was bitten by the shark while fishing with family in waters off Keppel Islands on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA youth pastor and school chaplain described as an inspirational leader has been identified as the man who died after being bitten by a shark while on holiday with his family in Queensland.Emergency services were...