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A Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit award.Albrecht Weinberg's decision comes after a parliamentary majority was secured in Germany with cooperation from the far-right for the first time since the Second World War. The 99-year-old survived the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen. He was first condemned to forced labour in 1939 - and was freed on 15 April 1945.He saw his parents […]

Israel has welcomed the release of more 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 and later handed over to Israeli forces. They were seen standing on a stage and waving. Image: Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, and Ofer Kalderon. Pics: Reuters Latest updates on […]

The name of one of the three soldiers killed in the plane crash in Washington is not being released.The army identified two of the soldiers killed when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air as Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves. However, it made the unusual decision, at the request of the family, not to release the name of the […]

The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there.Sir Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritian counterpart on Friday afternoon, Downing Street said. During their conversation, the Labour leader told Navin Ramgoolam he wanted "strong protections" for the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia as talks to hand them over to Mauritius continue. This marked the […]

"Undocumented" Colombians working in the United States should "return as soon as possible", the country's president has said.Gustavo Petro also said his government would provide loans to those who take up his offer to go back home and join one of its programmes to start a business. "Wealth is produced only by the working people," the leftist president commented on X."Let's build social wealth in Colombia."His comments follow an argument […]

A local health district in Australia has apologised after a leaked email reportedly referred to junior doctors as a "workforce of clinical marshmallows".The email is believed to have been sent by a human resources official at John Hunter Hospital in New South Wales, in response to a workplace issue, Australia's ABC News reported. It is not clear what the precise issue was, but appeared to be over rotas.The message said: […]

Mexico's president has asked Google not to use Donald Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico - which he pledged to change to Gulf of America in one of his first acts as president.Earlier this week, Google said it would change the name of the body of water on Google Maps once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System. According to Mexico, the US cannot legally change the […]

This third round of prisoner releases has been awash with images that feel loaded with symbolism and significance.We will remember Arbel Yehoud, frightened as she fought her way through a crowd in Khan Younis, or Agam Berger paraded in a fake IDF uniform and fitted with a bracelet in the colours of the Palestinian flag. Five Thai hostages, suddenly seen by the world. But for those on the West Bank, […]

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 into the icy waters around 9pm local time (2am UK time) on Wednesday night.American Airlines flight […]