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An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the officers with a knife, police said. The officers opened fire and the suspect was shot …

At least 50 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a train carrying nearly 500 crashed and then derailed in a tunnel in Taiwan. The eight-carriage train reportedly hit a construction vehicle that had slipped onto the tracks at the tunnel’s mouth. Rescuers combed badly damaged carriages inside …

An Italian navy officer has been arrested after being caught in the act of handing secret documents to a Russian military official, police say. The men were stopped by military police on suspicion of serious crimes relating to espionage and state security. The Russian, who reportedly worked at the Russian …

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll. The unprecedented resignation of the defence chiefs is being seen as a protest at attempts by Mr …

Firefighters in Indonesia are working to put out a massive fire that has broken out at one of the country’s largest oil refineries. The fire broke out at the Balongan refinery, run by state oil firm Pertamina, at 00:45 local time on Monday (17:45 GMT Sunday). At least five people …

Spain is to require a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours for anyone crossing the land border from France, becoming the second neighbour to tighten restrictions on the French border in the past week after Germany. The measure, which takes effect on Tuesday and affects anyone aged 7 and …

  An explosion outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar has wounded at least 10 worshippers. Police said one or two suicide bombers had targeted people leaving a service for Palm Sunday, the first day of Easter. There were body parts at the scene, police told media, …

The US has said that it is “horrified” by the killing of scores of anti-coup protesters in Myanmar on Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused the military of “a reign of terror” that was “sacrificing the lives of the people to serve the few”. Saturday was the deadliest day …

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, weeks before a planned withdrawal of all remaining US troops. After meeting President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, he called for a responsible end to the war but would not say whether the deadline would be met. Mr Austin …

President Joe Biden stumbled three times and fell on the steps of Air Force One on Friday, prompting fresh questions about his health. The 78-year-old – the oldest president in US history – appeared to struggle as he boarded the presidential plane. It was not immediately clear what tripped Mr …