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Belgian police have launched a manhunt after a shooting near an underground station in the capital. It happened outside Clemenceau metro station – near Brussels-Midi Station – at about 6.30am on Wednesday, according to local media reports. Clemenceau, Trone and Gare de l’Ouest underground stations have been closed to the public as police search for

Swedish police have said around 10 people have been killed at an adult education centre, in what the country’s prime minister said is the worst mass shooting in Sweden’s history. The attack happened at around 12.30pm local time (11.30am UK time) at Campus Risbergska in the town of Orebro, around 200km (125 miles) west of

Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday is more than just a routine visit by a world leader to the White House; what they agree or disagree on could have long-reaching consequences for what happens next in Gaza. Mr Netanyahu becomes the first leader to see President Trump since his return to the Oval

Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will discuss “victory over Hamas”, Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries in his meeting with Donald Trump. The meeting at the White House on Tuesday will be Mr Trump‘s first with a foreign leader since returning to office. It comes as US and Arab mediators begin brokering the

More people are crossing the English Channel in small boats on the weekend. Our data analysis shows last year 40% of the total number of arrivals happened on a Saturday or Sunday. We have been looking into possible reasons why many more people are arriving in small boats on the weekend, and the explanation might

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has told Panama’s president the country must reduce alleged Chinese influence over the Panama Canal or face potential retaliation from America. The comments were made in a face-to-face meeting with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday. Follow latest: Trump ignites trade war It was Mr Rubio’s first foreign

The US wants Ukraine to hold presidential and parliamentary elections, a special envoy to President Donald Trump has said. Keith Kellogg, Mr Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, said the elections could take place by the end of the year, especially if a truce with Russia was reached, but added such votes “need to

Donald Trump has long threatened increasing tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China. The second-time president argues higher levies will help reduce illegal migration and the smuggling of fentanyl to the US. On Saturday 1 February the three tariffs came into effect, with Mexican and Canadian goods subject to the full 25% – and

Hamas has begun releasing three Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza since the beginning of the war. Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were the first two released into the custody of the Red Cross in Khan Younis this morning. They were seen standing on a stage and waving. Keith Samuel Siegel is also

Donald Trump has linked a diversity drive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under previous governments to a deadly plane crash in Washington DC. Sixty-seven people were killed when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday night. Speaking at the White House, the new US president suggested the diversity efforts

An American Airlines plane was found upside down and in three sections after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter over a major river in Washington DC. A total of 28 bodies – 27 from the passenger plane and one from the helicopter – have been recovered from the Potomac River after the two aircraft fell

Dozens of people have died after an American Airlines passenger plane was in a mid-air crash with a military helicopter in Washington DC. Sixty-four people were on the plane and there were three US soldiers in the helicopter. Forty bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. No survivors are expected to be found. Washington DC

A search and rescue operation is under way after a passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed over a major river in Washington DC. The American Airlines flight, with 60 passengers and four crew on board, was landing at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when the mid-air collision took place. The military aircraft had

On the doorstep of Goma – the site of the UN’s biggest peacekeeping mission in the world – there are signs of surrendered soldiers and fierce battles. As we walked on the road in front of the United Nations’ main base, we stepped around fatigues, rounds and helmets once belonging to the Congolese army fighting

Many people are feared dead and dozens have been injured in a stampede at a Hindu festival in northern India. Images from the scene in the northern city of Prayagraj show rescuers helping those hurt as police tried to manage the massive crowds. It is not clear what triggered the stampede, but tens of thousands

A British man has reportedly died after being swept out to sea in Tenerife. The 63-year-old tourist was one of three people who got into difficulties at Los Gigantes natural swimming pool on the west side of the Spanish island, according to The Sun. The other two people, both women, managed to get back to