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Oscar-winning American actress Diane Keaton, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1978 for her performance in Annie Hall, has died in California at the age of 79, a family spokesperson told People magazine on Saturday. No further details about the circumstances of her death have been released......

China has accused the United States of applying “double standards” after President Donald Trump announced an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods, set to be added to existing duties. Trump justified this move as a response to what he described as China’s “extraordinarily aggressive......

Former U.S. President Joe Biden is currently undergoing radiotherapy and hormone treatment to combat prostate cancer, according to a spokesperson quoted by AFP on Saturday. The 82-year-old Democrat, who decided not to seek re-election in 2024 due to health concerns, revealed in May that he had been......

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, October 11, 2025, following one of the largest Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the start of the war. According to Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential administration,......

The United States and Qatar have signed an agreement allowing Doha to construct a military facility to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots on the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. The move follows a presidential decree by Donald Trump pledging......

U.S. President Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” according to a medical report released by the White House on Friday following a routine medical examination. The 79-year-old Republican leader underwent his second check-up since returning to the White House in January. The report states......

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears increasingly unlikely after Washington announced a new round of punitive tariffs and export restrictions targeting China. On Friday, Trump declared that the United States would impose additional 100% tariffs on all......

A federal judge on Thursday suspended the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago and its surrounding area, a move ordered earlier by President Donald Trump. The judge ruled that the situation did not justify the alleged risk of “rebellion” invoked by the federal......

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize, held its final meeting on Monday, October 6, according to the Nobel Institute, ahead of the 2025 laureate announcement. This timeline indicates that the laureate was chosen well before the conclusion of a recent ceasefire agreement between......

The world’s appetite for sparkling wines has doubled in the past two decades, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). Driven by the unstoppable success of prosecco, global production and consumption of sparkling wines have soared — even as still wine sales stagnate. Italy,......

Celebrations erupted across Israel and Gaza following news of a preliminary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, marking a rare moment of relief after two years of devastating conflict. Yet, beneath the joy, unease persists over whether the fragile truce will hold. Agreement reached in Egypt US......

The National Guard could be deployed as early as Friday to the city of Memphis, Tennessee, according to the city’s police chief Cerelyn Davis. During a municipal council meeting, Davis stated that “a few members of the National Guard are already in Memphis (…)......

Ethiopia has accused Eritrea and a faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of supporting armed groups and preparing for war, according to a letter sent to the United Nations. The document, obtained by AFP, claims that Asmara and the TPLF are “actively preparing for a war against......