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Missing Virginia zoo giraffes draw attention from Hollywood A-lister
Missing Virginia zoo giraffes draw attention from Hollywood A-lister

A pair of missing baby giraffes from a troubled roadside zoo has shrouded a Virginia town in mystery

Income tax rates to remain unchanged as Swinney confirms no rise
Income tax rates to remain unchanged as Swinney confirms no rise

The Scottish government does not intend to increase income tax rates or introduce new bands in next year's budget

What did archaeologists just discover at Ness of Brodgar?
What did archaeologists just discover at Ness of Brodgar?

The Ness of Brodgar is one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles

Hong Kong fire: Death toll rises to 75 as police make manslaughter arrests
Hong Kong fire: Death toll rises to 75 as police make manslaughter arrests

A fire at an apartment complex in the Tai Po neighborhood may be the most deadly in Hong Kong history

Elon Musk's Tesla opens biggest sales, service center in India amid slow EV sales
Elon Musk's Tesla opens biggest sales, service center in India amid slow EV sales

Electric vehicles EVs accounts for less than 3% of all passenger car sales in India

Bull shark kills woman, injures man in rare double attack at Australian beach
Bull shark kills woman, injures man in rare double attack at Australian beach

Bull sharks are one of the world's most dangerous shark species, capable of tolerating both salt and fresh water

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Turkey for first historic foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Turkey for first historic foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara during his first overseas visit

US freezes Afghan immigration requests amid National Guard shooting
US freezes Afghan immigration requests amid National Guard shooting

Washington DC National Guard shooting suspect identified as Afghan immigrant Rahmanullah Lakanwal

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55, search for survivors continues
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55, search for survivors continues

Hong Kong tower complex fire remains uncontained as 279 remain missing

2 National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House
2 National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House

US President Trump calls National Guard shooting an 'act of terror' as suspect identified

Guinea-Bissau army officers claim 'total control' after deposing president
Guinea-Bissau army officers claim 'total control' after deposing president

Army Officers have announced that they have deposed Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo after the vote

Pope Leo delivers heart-warming Thanksgiving Day message
Pope Leo delivers heart-warming Thanksgiving Day message

Born Robert Francis Prevost, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, will mark his first Thanksgiving Day on Thursday

Woman linked to White House Press Secretary's family detained by ICE
Woman linked to White House Press Secretary's family detained by ICE

Karoline Leavitt's nephew's mother has been arrested by ICE for overstaying her tourist visa in the US

Thailand hit by record-breaking rains as Southeast Asia reels from severe flooding
Thailand hit by record-breaking rains as Southeast Asia reels from severe flooding

'Once in 300 years' rain has caused damage in nine Thailand provinces and eight states in neighbouring Malaysia

Kash Patel gets Trump backing amid reports of possible ouster
Kash Patel gets Trump backing amid reports of possible ouster

White House breaks silence after reports of Trump considering removal of FBI director

Hong Kong fire leaves at least 36 dead as massive blaze engulfs residential buildings
Hong Kong fire leaves at least 36 dead as massive blaze engulfs residential buildings

At least 36 dead, including a firefighter, and 279 people are unaccounted for after a fire in high-rise residential blocks

Aussie teens fight back against social media ban, heads to high court
Aussie teens fight back against social media ban, heads to high court

Australia's under-16 social media ban faces constitutional challenge after teenagers’ legal plea

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison term for failed coup plot
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison term for failed coup plot

Former President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced for coup Attempt after losing 2022 election bid

Tulsa Race Massacre’s oldest survivor, Viola Ford Fletcher passes away at 111
Tulsa Race Massacre’s oldest survivor, Viola Ford Fletcher passes away at 111

Viola Ford Fletcher was 7 years old at the time of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in the US

Bangkok woman wakes up in coffin after being declared dead
Bangkok woman wakes up in coffin after being declared dead

A woman in Bangkok was thought to have died after she appeared to stop breathing two days earlier

UK expands sugar tax to milkshakes and lattes for first time
UK expands sugar tax to milkshakes and lattes for first time

Milkshakes and lattes will be hit with a sugar tax for the first time in a bid to tackle obesity

Heathrow Airport wins official approval for major third runway project
Heathrow Airport wins official approval for major third runway project

Heathrow Airport plans to fund the third runway entirely with private money

Sir Terence English, UK heart transplant pioneer passes away at 93
Sir Terence English, UK heart transplant pioneer passes away at 93

Sir Terence English carried out the first successful heart transplant in the UK

Southhall fire prompts huge response with 150 firefighters battling blaze
Southhall fire prompts huge response with 150 firefighters battling blaze

About 150 firefighters are tackling a fire which has broken out at a warehouse in west London

Taiwan, Japan react to Trump-Xi phone call: 'Return not an option'
Taiwan, Japan react to Trump-Xi phone call: 'Return not an option'

US President Donald Trump accepts Xi Jinping's invitation for state visit to China in April 2026

Australian Senator Pauline Hanson's burqa protest ends in suspension
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson's burqa protest ends in suspension

Australia’s Senate suspends Pauline Hanson over her ‘disrespectful’ burqa stunt in parliament

12 popular Thanksgiving games to play with friends and family
12 popular Thanksgiving games to play with friends and family

Thanksgiving is a special holiday celebrated mainly in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Liberia

Ethiopian volcano eruption after 12,000-year: Ash clouds drift across Red Sea
Ethiopian volcano eruption after 12,000-year: Ash clouds drift across Red Sea

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupts, sending ash plumes towards Yemen and Oman

US-China relations strengthen as Trump announces China visit
US-China relations strengthen as Trump announces China visit

Xi Jinping to host Donald Trump in April on US president's first visit to China

San Jose treasure recovered as Colombia explores 18th century galleon
San Jose treasure recovered as Colombia explores 18th century galleon

San Jose shipwreck is located about 600 meters (nearly 2,000 feet) underwater in the Caribbean