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Stormy Daniels has urged Melania Trump to leave her husband because he is now a convicted criminal.Trump became the first former US president to be criminally convicted after he was found unanimously guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up "hush money" payments to porn star Ms Daniels on Thursday. Ms Daniels, with whom Trump allegedly cheated on his wife, has now urged the former first lady […]

A man's life was likely saved after a thick chain necklace prevented a bullet from going into his neck.The shooting happened during an argument, said police in the US state of Colorado. The .22 calibre bullet became lodged in the silver chain around the victim's neck.It left the unnamed man with only a puncture wound from last Tuesday's attack. Image: The fact the necklace appeared not to be authentic silver […]

China has accused MI6 of turning two staff members of unnamed Chinese central state organs into spies for the British government.The State Security Ministry said in a statement the case against the two spies, a married couple, is under further investigation. In its statement, the Chinese ministry said the spy with the surname Wang studied in the UK in 2015 and had been invited to dinners and tours surreptitiously arranged […]

A police officer who was stabbed during an attack at a far-right rally in Germany has died.The 29-year-old was one of six people who suffered serious injuries in the central square of Mannheim on Friday. He was placed in an artificial coma but died on Sunday, officials said.Chancellor Olaf Scholz posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he was "deeply grieved" and said the officer's "commitment to the safety of us […]

Residents of a tiny island off Panama's Caribbean coast are being forced to drop their life and businesses to move to the mainland because of rising sea levels.The Gunas of Gardi Sugdub, an island with a 200-year-old history and home to about 300 families, will be relocated to the mainland as part of a $12m (£9.4m) project to bring people to safer shores. Steven Paton, director of the Smithsonian Institution's […]

Mexico's election has become its bloodiest in modern history after the number of assassinated candidates reached 37 before today's vote.The election is likely to give Mexico its first woman president as voters decide between a former academic who is promising to advance the current leader's populist policies and a former senator and tech entrepreneur who has pledged to escalate the fight against the drug cartels. Nearly 100 million people are […]

Signs of Russia's so-called special military operation are everywhere in Moscow, from roadside recruitment adverts to Z-themed souvenirs.Now there is another example - a proposed tax hike, that amounts to the biggest shake-up of the Russian tax system in a quarter of a century. As the war in Ukraine continues to drain the Kremlin's coffers, the government is scrambling to find new ways to finance it.Read more: Ukraine-Russia war latest […]

More than 50 people have been arrested at Wembley after a pitch invasion and attempts to breach security at the Champions League final, the Metropolitan Police has said. Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in London on Saturday thanks to late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr. But Wembley Stadium confirmed arrests were made after the game was halted inside the opening minute as three separate pitch invaders evaded […]

Venice has introduced new rules tackling mass tourism, with loudspeakers now banned and tour groups limited to just 25 people.The Italian canal city, which welcomes an estimated 25 million people a year, announced the measures in December in a bid to tackle mass tourism. Coming into effect from Saturday, the new rules say tour groups are limited to 25 people in Venice as well as the islands of Burano, Murano, […]