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Idaho murders – update: Bryan Kohberger’s family speak out for first time since Pennsylvania arrest
Moscow Police name Bryan Christopher Kohberger as main suspect in Idaho murders during press conference following capture near Scranton, Pennsylvania
Tributes for Pope Benedict after death aged 95
Pope Benedict XVI is being remembered the world over as one of the greatest theologians of his age.
New year sweeps in across the world
2023 began in Kiribati in the central Pacific and moved across the time zones through Asia and Europe, into the Americas.
Canada and Australia impose Covid rules on travellers from China
China is battling a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that had been in place for much of the pandemic.
Kim Jong Un orders ‘exponential’ expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal
The announcement came after he entered 2023 with another weapons firing following a record number of testing activities last year.
Brazil president-elect Lula da Silva to be sworn in on New Year’s Day
The political comeback has thrilled supporters and enraged opponents in a fiercely polarised nation.
Lula set for inauguration to preside over polarized Brazil
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn in Sunday in the capital of Brasilia and assume office for the third time, marking the culmination of a political comeback sure to thrill supporters and enrage opponents in a fiercely pol…
Croatia rings in New Year by switching to euro and removing EU checkpoints
Croats will now be among almost 420 million people who are free to roam the EU without passports.
Bouncy castle blows away during New Year’s festivities in New Zealand
Parents watched on in horror as a seemingly joyous bouncy castle turned into a rolling terror on New Year’s Eve.