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U.S. Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office announced on Wednesday. Mccain, a Republican who has represented Arizona in the senate since 1987, had a blood clot removed above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona on July 14th. "Subsequent tissue pathology…

US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday and flew him out of the country, President Donald Trump announced, ending Maduro’s twelve years in power. Maduro, 63, succeeded Hugo Chávez and continued his socialist agenda and confrontational stance towards the United States.…

US President Donald Trump has said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been detained and removed from the country following US military strikes on targets in Caracas. Venezuela’s government has declared a state of national emergency and accused the United States of carrying out…

The United States carried out a significant military strike against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, President Donald Trump announced Thursday night. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump said the operation was ordered “at my direction as Commander in…

A Ghanaian preacher who predicted a catastrophic flood for Christmas Day has said the event has been delayed after what he described as divine intervention. Ebo Noah, who identifies himself as a prophet, now claims that God has granted humanity more time following prayers, though he maintains that…

A Mexican Navy aircraft on a humanitarian mission crashed into Galveston Bay in Texas on Monday afternoon, killing at least five people, with one person still missing. The aircraft went down near Scholes International Airport in dense fog while transporting a child who required urgent treatment for…

Donald Trump has appointed Louisiana governor Jeff Landry as the United States’ special envoy to Greenland. The decision that has prompted objections from Denmark and firm rejection from Greenland’s government. The appointment was announced on Sunday, with Trump saying that Greenland is essential…

A sperm donor carrying a rare cancer-linked genetic mutation has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, according to an investigation by the European Broadcasting Union’s Investigative Journalism Network. The donor’s sperm, distributed by Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, carried a mutation in…

McDonald’s Netherlands has removed its AI-generated Christmas advert after it faced widespread criticism for its unsettling visuals and poor execution. The 45-second video, released on 6 December, aimed to capture the frustrations of the festive season with the slogan “the most terrible time of the…

A raccoon turned “night-time burglar” after breaking into a liquor store in Ashland, Virginia and consuming alcohol — before collapsing from apparent intoxication in the store bathroom.  According to the local animal-protection agency, the animal gained entry sometime overnight by falling…