Commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings take place this week. The Queen, US President Donald Trump and other heads of state are all due to attend. So, what were the events that took place in June 1944? What was D-Day? ...
Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phon...
A rare albino Panda has been spotted in the wild in China. Experts have issued what they say is the first photo of the bear in Wolong nature reserve in Sichuan province. An infra-red camera spotted the animal in the forest and Duan Zhaogang...
US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous". The US-China trade war has escalated in recent weeks with tariff hikes and threa...
Some of the world's biggest footwear firms are urging Donald Trump to end the US trade war with China, warning of a "catastrophic" effect on consumers. In a letter signed by 173 companies, including Nike and Adidas, they said the p...
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Google has barred the world's second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. T...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off their new baby Archie to the world...
The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries' damaging trade war. Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have risen to 25% from 10%, and Beijing has vowed to ret...
After hitting the2019 Met Galapink carpet dressed up as a chandelier, Katy Perry later changed into full onhamburger look. Now, she has a shoe line for those who are hungry to shop her style -- hamburger sneakers included! ...
Congratulations have poured in from around the world following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son. The newborn was delivered at 05:26 BST on Monday, with Prince Harry saying the baby boy was "absolutely to-die-for". ...
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yan...
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Facebook has imposed a ban on a dozen far-right individuals and organisations that it says "spread hate". The ban includes the British National Party and Nick Griffin, the English Defence League and the National Front. The list al...
US actress Felicity Huffman has said she will plead guilty to charges in a cheating scam aimed at acquiring places for children at elite US universities. The Desperate Housewives star said she had "betrayed" her daughter and was &q...
'Game of Thrones': Every major character death ahead of 8th and final season...
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren says she'd consider dismantling the tech giants should she ever get the top job. But is this really necessary or even possible? A growing chorus of people think the big beasts of the tech wo...
A British Airways flight destined for Düsseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly. The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the "welcome to ...
The singer Barbra Streisand has apologised after she was criticised for sympathising with Michael Jackson over child abuse accusations against him. Streisand told The Times newspaper that she believed the allegations against the late superst...
People have been celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the festival of colours. The festival, mainly celebrated in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring. It also symbolises new beginnings. H...