Iran has attacked Iraq with ballistic missiles, US official says
A dozen ballistic missiles struck Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan at 1am on Sunday, reportedly targeting the US consulate’s new building.
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Russia tells US it wants a return to Cold War relations in order to maintain ‘peaceful coexistence’
Last week Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov likened the Americans to Hitler and Napoleon.
WATCH: US praises ‘historic response’ to Russia-Ukraine war of ‘vital partner’: the EU
“What the European Union has done over the space of a couple of weeks is quite simply remarkable," Antony Blinken said, making no mention of the UK.
Aiming high: UK to strike post-Brexit trade deals with individual US states
After it struggled to convince the US to sign a big post-Brexit trade deal, the UK is setting its sights lower.
Russia gathered at least 70 per cent of troops needed for full-invasion, US says
According to the American officials, Russia may want between 110,000-150,000 troops for a full-scale invasion, a level which could be reached in the next two weeks.
Truss defends ‘hard-headed’ security pact with US and Australia
She said Britain would always be a “fierce champion” of freedom around the world, but that freedoms "need to be defended".
Electoral data highlights stark racial divide in Alabama
White Alabamans voted enthusiastically for Donald Trump's Republican candidate in yesterday's election. Doug Jones became the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama after a bitter campaign against Roy Moore. His unexpected victory deals a blow to President Donald Trump, who backed Mr Moore, ...
Coca-Cola financed and promoted bogus research into childhood obesity
Coca-Cola has been found to have financed and promoted 24 bogus studies on childhood obesity. According to a paper published in the Journal of Public Health Policy the soft drinks brand failed to disclose Coke's influence in its research papers on obesity. Studies from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and ...
Man says 50 or 60 people caught up in stampede in panic after blast at New York bus station
A man caught up in the New York blast has told how commuters stampeded “over each other” in a frenzied escape bid. Shaken Michael Avila says “50 or 60” people were caught in a crush trying to flee the scene at rush hour today. At around 7.30am police were called ...