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Following heavy rain, a tragedy was narrowly averted at a collapsed gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo after nine miners emerged from the rubble. Footage shows the men crawling out of the narrow entrance after a man used his bare hands to clear away debris. A lack of …

The French government on Friday banned the installation and use of “recreational” applications including the Chinese social network TikTok and the American streaming platform Netflix on the work phones of the country’s 2.5 million state civil servants. According to French Minister of Public Service Stanislas Guerini, these applications present “risks …

The US and Canada have reached a deal to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings, officials say. US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will announce the pact on Friday during Mr Biden’s visit to Ottawa. The accord is expected to allow officials on both sides of …

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday and has urged his supporters to launch mass protests. However his lawyer said there had been no communication from law enforcement and the former president’s post was based on media reports. Prosecutors have been looking at a possible indictment of …

YouTube has lifted restrictions on Donald Trump’s channel, becoming the latest social media network to fully restore the former United States president’s account more than two years after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol. The decision on Friday comes as the race for the Republican nomination in the 2024 …

An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday for pretending to be a Ghanaian prince and swindling more than a dozen victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Daryl Robert Harrison, who went by Prince Daryl R. Attipoe and Prophet Daryl R. Attipoe, conned at least …

Seven people have been killed and several more injured in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg, police say. They say the gunman acted alone in Thursday’s attack, and is also thought to be dead. His motives are unknown. Dramatic footage has now …

    The state government in Berlin has announced that women will be allowed to go topless at the city’s public swimming pools. The move was taken after a discrimination complaint by a woman who was not allowed to go topless in a swimming pool in the capital.   The …

Pope Francis has disclosed that he may step down if he becomes too tired to continue in the role. Asked by Italian media what would lead him to resign, the Pope, 86, warned of ‘a fatigue that makes you not see things clearly… A lack of clarity when it comes …

The Royal Family website has been updated to reflect Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s new titles. The children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had their titles updated on the line of succession on the Royal Family’s website, where they remain in 6th and 7th position. Until 9.30am this …