At least 22 people, most of them air cadets, have been killed in a military plane crash in Ukraine, officials say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official who was apparently trying to defect near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very sorry” about the incident, South Korean officials said.

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US President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses November's election.

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Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a Berlin hospital where he was being treated for Novichok nerve agent poisoning.

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The US coronavirus death toll has passed 200,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

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Tensions between the US and China came to the fore of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, with US President Donald Trump blaming China for the spread of coronavirus.

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US President Donald Trump has said he will name his nominee for Supreme Court justice by the end of the week, and urged the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm his choice before the presidential election.

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US President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, escalating a political row over her successor.

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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across the globe has surpassed 30 million, according to figures by America's Johns Hopkins University.

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New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which were widely praised.

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