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A highly decorated US Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas was “likely” suffering from PTSD, FBI officials said on Friday. They added that he had “no animosity” towards Donald Trump.  Check out our Latest…

A British national was among at least 14 people killed in the vehicle attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, the Foreign Office has confirmed. He was named by the Metropolitan Police as Edward Pettifer, 31, of Chelsea, London. In a statement, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office said…

Getty Images Danielle Deadwyler plays Queen Yodit – a character she describes as regal, cunning and sensual Playwright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her latest work – a compelling audio drama about an increasingly tyrannical queen and her scheming twin sons. “As well…

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has become the first leader in the Americas to visit the South Pole, after arriving at a US base there. The president said his visit to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station reaffirmed Chile’s own claim to sovereignty over part of the Antarctic. “This is a milestone…

Shortly after Mike Johnson appeared to come up two votes shy of retaining the speakership of the House of Representatives on Friday, Marjorie Taylor Greene – the loyal Trump ally and firebrand Republican congresswoman from Georgia – stood in the middle of the House chamber, intently speaking on her mobile…

A selection of news photographs from around the world. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Two people play the tabletop football game Subbuteo at the home of Stephen Morton in Essex, England. Morton’s house is filled with lovingly recreated model pitches, complete with players and fans, as well as an impressive collection of…

BBC Nimisha Priya is currently lodged in the central jail of Yemen’s capital Sanaa Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch effort to save her. Nimisha Priya, 34, was sentenced to death for the…

The man identified inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning had no animosity toward President-elect Donald Trump and likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the FBI. Matthew Livelsberger, an active-duty US army member from Colorado who was found deceased…

Republican Mike Johnson survived a razor-thin vote to remain House Speaker in a drama-filled, highly-anticipated vote that marked the start of complete Republican control in Washington. Johnson could only afford to lose two votes because of the tight margin of control Republicans have in Congress. While he came close to…

BBC/Rachel Yu Sun Zhan, 25, graduated in finance. He now works as a hotpot waiter in Nanjing, in eastern China China is now a country where a high-school handyman has a master’s degree in physics; a cleaner is qualified in environmental planning; a delivery driver studied philosophy, and a PhD…