Republican party tweets Independence Day well-wishes with flag of Liberia
Official GOP account deletes tweet featuring Liberian flag, which has single white star where Stars and Stripes has 50 The Republican party was embarrassed when...
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Fears for Libyan oil production amid military threats
Gen Khalifa Haftar warned of military action unless oil revenues are divided fairly Fears have been raised of a damaging oil shutdown in Libya with...
China accuses UK of protecting ‘fugitives’ after bounty put on Hong Kong democracy activists
Chinese embassy in London tells UK to ‘stop interfering’ in China’s affairs, as Hong Kong leader says overseas activists will be ‘pursued for life’ China...
US warns against efforts to interfere with Guatemala election result
Frontrunner Sandra Torres alleged votes were manipulated after centrist Bernardo Arevalo claimed surprise runner-up spot The US has issued a warning over possible efforts to...
Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis
Latest ‘heat dome’ event over Texas and Louisiana, plus much of Mexico, driven by human-cause climate change, scientists find The record heatwave roiling parts of...
Weather tracker: China issues heatstroke alert amid historic heatwave
Tianjin reports all-time record of 41.4C, while Texas and Mexico break numerous temperature records Parts of north-east China are in the grip of a historic...
Thursday briefing: The latest in the hunt for the missing Titan sub
In today’s newsletter: As the search intensifies, we look at the key developments – and controversy – around the lost submersible Sign up here for...
Titanic sub: rescuers intensify search as fears grow over Titan’s remaining oxygen supply
Equipment including deep sea vehicles heading to site as theoretical limit of oxygen supply inside Titan submersible nears Titan sub search – latest updates The...
Search expands for missing submersible and crew near Titanic wreck site
Rescue teams were racing to locate the submersible, which had a 96-hour supply of oxygen when contact was lost Sunday Missing Titanic sub – latest...
Antony Blinken in China: all eyes on whether US secretary of state will meet Xi Jinping
A meeting is yet to be confirmed, a day after ‘candid’ talks with China’s foreign minister, who said ties were at their lowest point since...
