Xi warns Biden against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held the fifth phone call of…
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Tory leadership race: who’s still standing, what are they promising and who’s backing them?
If your head is reeling after the breathless psychodrama of the last few days, you…
From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
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Abel Selaocoe: ‘As an African cellist, I’ve always been looking for a home’
Show caption Abel Selaocoe with his cello, a copy of an old Montagnana. He especially…
‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte is longest-serving Dutch prime minister
FILE – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte points when joking with the media while waiting…
US, China top diplomats hold ‘constructive’ first talks in months
Bali (Indonesia) (AFP) – The United States and China held “constructive” talks Saturday, Washington’s top…
Saudi police arrest man who helped Israeli sneak into Mecca
FILE – Muslim pilgrims walk around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque,…
How to fake a good night’s sleep: ‘In a pinch, you can use cold teabags’
Show caption The old trick of putting cold teabags on your face to deal with…
Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza
‘Fragile’ truce holds in Gaza after three days of Israeli bombardment that killed at least…
Shock in Cardiff after ‘poisoning’ of father and son in Bangladesh
Police investigating the apparent poisoning of a British family of five on holiday in Bangladesh,…