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Exclusive research reveals that a British-trained Belgian mercenary admitted the killing of Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961RAF veteran ‘admitted 1961 killing of UN secretary general’Jan van Risseghem was

Exclusive: Cold case documentary casts new light on mystery of Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane crash‘Sometimes you have to do things you don’t want to…’New evidence has emerged linking an RAF veteran to the

Creators of Waltham Forest video say their work reflects wider context of knife crime after ex-police boss queries cost and timing of festivitiesThe creators of a celebratory video installation,

Wendy Searle managed Louis Rudd’s Antarctic triumph. Now she is planning her own epic 700-mile race across the frozen wastesWhen Louis Rudd crossed the finishing line of his 925-mile solo trek across

Former FBI director issues veiled tweet in wake of bombshell report – but president appears fond of the quote himself On Friday, the New York Times released a bombshell report which said the FBI

Police in Paris fired water cannon and teargas at gilet jaunes (yellow vest) protesters on the ninth consecutive weekend of demonstrations. The protests began as a protest against a new eco-tax on

Saudi teen was granted asylum by Canada after flying to Thailand to escape her familyThe Saudi woman who barricaded herself in a Thai hotel room in a desperate attempt to flee abuse landed in Canada

Marches across France take place on the ninth weekend of gilets jaunes demonstrations Gilets jaunes protesters engaged in a ninth weekend of protests all over France on Saturday as the president,

Country’s foreign minister says both entities need to decide whether to exclude telecom giant from their markets Poland’s internal affairs minister has called for the EU and Nato to take a “joint

Two firefighters have died and 47 people have been injured after an explosion at a bakery in Paris. Ten of them are in a critical condition. Authorities said the cause of the blast and fire in the 9th

Pro-Brexit ‘yellow vest’ activist detained outside tube station over Westminster incidents James Goddard, the “yellow vest” activist at the centre of controversy over the harassment of MPs and

Trump backs away from national emergency threat How the federal government closure is impacting millionsThe US government shutdown is now the longest such closure in history. On Saturday, day 22,

The Moonlight actor has topped his Oscar win with a Golden Globe for Green Book. He talks about fatherhood, being a Muslim in Trump’s America and years of typecastingExactly two years ago, in early

MPs accuse transport secretary of dangerous scaremongering in attempt to prop up PM’s dealChris Grayling’s claim that blocking Brexit could lead to a rise in far-right extremism is dangerous

Obama housing secretary would be first Hispanic American nominee if he beats Democratic field likely to number 20 or moreJulián Castro, the federal housing secretary under Barack Obama, announced his

Tabloid quoted actor Dwayne Johnson as saying millennials are ‘putting us backwards’Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has claimed the Daily Star fabricated a front-page story in which the film star appeared

At least 12 dead and many seriously injured after crashed tanker explodes in Odukpani At least 12 people have died in Nigeria after an overturned oil tanker exploded while they and others were

As mayor of Amman, I am committed to driving down tobacco use, in a country where more than half of all men are smokers The growth of Amman, the capital of Jordan, is visible everywhere. It is now an

Police search for car and driver alleged to have been speeding when young woman hit A woman has been killed in a hit-and-run in south London.The victim, in her early 20s, was struck by a speeding car

Creator and star says he will never forget reception of musical in parents’ homeland Lin-Manuel Miranda’s return to the stage in his musical, Hamilton, was brought to a dramatic standstill on Friday