Category: World

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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have completed their three-day capture of Goma - the regional capital of eastern DRC - after fierce battles with Congolese forces.

A truck and its driver have been swallowed by a sinkhole on a busy intersection in Japan, officials say, with a rescue operation under way.

The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer to midnight than ever before - symbolising that we are edging towards a global catastrophe.

The arrival of a previously little-known Chinese tech company has attracted global attention as it sent shockwaves through Wall Street with a new AI chatbot.

Donald Trump thinks the Chinese startup DeepSeek, which claims it has a technical advantage over US rivals, should be "a wakeup call" for American AI firms.

Iran says Israel and America would be "crazy" to attack its nuclear facilities, adding it would spell a "very bad disaster" for the region.

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has held talks over the possibility of expanding Israel's military offensive - as tanks were pictured on the country's border with Lebanon.

TV debates have mattered more than ever before in this year's US presidential election.

The pictures from Beirut are unnerving to say the least, the predictions for the immediate future even more so.