Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to boost his country’s lagging economy with a trip to Beijing. But he must carefully navigate between two superpowers.

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But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy.

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.

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Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.

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Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.

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An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust. Read More

Using more than a dozen videos related to the shooting of Alex Pretti, The Times worked to establish what is called ground truth: what happened, how it happened and who might be responsible.

A Florida man was sentenced to four years in prison after his shirtless Taco Bell robbery using a "large rock" to threaten workers and customers.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned international soccer fans to avoid traveling to the U.S. for the 2026 World Cup, citing President Donald Trump's policies.

Pennsylvania senator cites military pay concerns after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agent mobilized Senate Democrats to oppose DHS funding bill.

"I fought for that flag. I mean that flag was there before I fought, but I fought for that flag. It's an American flag, it's for the United States. For everybody," White said.

William Nylander said he’s sorry, but the NHL is making sure that he’s really sorry. 

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We said goodbye to Casper Ruud (12) last night but, perhaps, not a moment too soon: the Norwegian now able to return home to be with his wife, Maria, ahead of the expected birth of their first child this weekend.

Tumaini Carayol was on hand as he went down 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to Ben Shelton (8).

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"He was a nice guy. He would talk about how he wanted to protect his community," a local employee said.

The reality star sported a lace-up bustier alongside a male companion in Miami.

These were the types of wins that’d evaded the Rangers for most of the season.

If the Patriots beat the Seahawks, they will break a tie with the Steelers for most Super Bowl wins by an organization and tie Tom Brady for the most by any single entity.

Doctors warn there are biological limits to temperatures we can survive, and exposure to extreme heat can provoke a heart attack

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Australia’s southern states are scorching in extreme heat that could break temperature records in Victoria and South Australia on Tuesday.

January and all-time records were forecast to be set in both states, with temperatures approaching 50C across inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

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This performance had so much of what the last few games have lacked.

"Lucky" Luke Brugnara was behind the 8-foot chain-link fence that sealed off a popular pathway to Thornton State Beach, The Post confirmed.

Back in 2020, after the death of George Floyd, the CEO class joined the left in distorting history.

The team’s continuity and blend of new talent should bode well as Gotham tries to open their 2026 campaign by capturing a major international title in London.

Federal agents set to scale back presence in Minneapolis as president and allies strike more conciliatory tone

Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy militarized immigration agents in US cities may finally be reaching a reckoning as he faces widespread opposition across the US, dissenting lawmakers in his own party, and impending court rulings after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis.

While there was no sign the aggressive tactics used by immigration enforcement are coming to an end, the mayor of Minneapolis said the administration would begin to scale back the number of federal agents in Minneapolis starting on Tuesday, as the president and his team soften their harsh rhetoric regarding Pretti’s killing.

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Other party-starting headliners on the bill include Excision, Louis The Child and Porter Robinson.