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Massive fire destroys historic post office in Philippines

The Manila Central Post Office was the country’s main mail-sorting and distribution hub.

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in refugee camp

The army said soldiers had raided the Balata camp and that troops came under fire and killed three Palestinians.

Singapore PM self-isolates after testing positive for Covid-19

Lee Hsien Loong, 71, said he has been prescribed the Paxlovid antiviral medication.

Civil service chief invites party leaders to meeting to discuss ‘gov...

A number of Stormont departments have warned they are facing a challenging budget situation.

Call for probe into work-related suicides after headteacher’s death

Open letter says Ruth Perry’s family believes stress associated with Ofsted inspection led to her suicide.

NHS app will refer patients to private hospitals in effort to curb w...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes offering more choice for patients on hospital performance will increase standards.

Two million people dead from extreme weather since 1970, WMO says

Tropical cyclones have been the leading cause of death in Asia, a region that accounts for 47% of deaths worldwide.

Shortlist announced for Art Fund Museum Of The Year

The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony held in the British Museum in London on July 12.

President Biden and House Speaker to meet in search of budget compro...

Meeting follows ‘productive’ phone call after latest round of talks over debt ceiling.

Instagram back online after hours of global outages

Instagram had more than 55,000 users report outages on Sunday night.

What the papers say – May 22

A variety of stories featured on the front pages of British newspapers.

Biden says he won’t agree to debt deal that protects crypto traders

US President Joe Biden has called on the Republican lawmakers to drop the extreme position they currently hold in order to help the country reach a de...

Home Secretary set to face questions over her speeding ticket respon...

Suella Braverman is due to face MPs in the Commons following claims she asked civil servants to set up a private speed awareness course.

Instagram experiencing global outages

There have been more than 56,000 reports of Instagram being offline.

South America deserves bigger say on international stage, says Forei...

James Cleverly will say ‘tectonic plates of world politics are shifting once again’ in a keynote speech

Saudi astronauts catch private flight to space station

Also on board was a US businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.

Murdered soldier Lee Rigby’s son raises £40,000 in charity bid to ho...

Jack Rigby, 12, said he wanted to raise money to help other bereaved forces children.

Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to sentencing hearing law prior to ele...

Dominic Raab had committed to prevent those convicted of the most serious crimes refusing to appear before the families of their victims.

PM to seek ethics adviser guidance on Home Secretary speed course cl...

Rishi Sunak is due to speak with his adviser about reports Suella Braverman asked civil servants to set up a private speed awareness course.

Passengers can now travel directly from Essex to Heathrow on Elizabe...

The Elizabeth line celebrates its first birthday on May 24