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Ousted Egypt president Morsi 'dies in court'

Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi collapses during a court session and dies, Egypt's state TV reports.

Tyson Fury stays unbeaten, battering Schwarz with second round knockout

Fury makes short work of his previously unbeaten German opponent, battering him with a jab before knocking him down to a knee in the second round right after Schwarz landed a big punch.

Trump in no rush for deal with North Korea

US President Donald Trump statement comes days after he said he received a new "very warm" and "beautiful" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Leonard Cohen's love letters to Marianne fetch $876,000 at auction

Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen's love letters to Marianne Ihlen sell for $876,000, says Christie's auction house. The collection of over 50 letters were sold by Ihlen's family.

Raptors beat Warriors to win their first NBA title

With a nation hanging on their every shot, Canada's only NBA team put the finishing touches to a remarkable 4-2 series upset that denied the Warriors a fourth championship in five years.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr charged over groping claim

Gooding is the latest Hollywood figure to be swept up in a sexual misconduct scandal that has roiled the entertainment industry in the last two years.

Donald Trump says presidential spokeswoman Sarah Sanders to resign

Sanders is one of Trump's closest and most trusted White House aides and one of the few remaining on staff who worked on his campaign. But under Sanders' tenure, regular White House press briefings became a relic of the past.

Violence erupts in Memphis after US marshals kill suspect

The US marshals shot a man they were trying to arrest on a warrant on Wednesday evening in the working-class neighbourhood of Frayser, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The repercussions of the US sending 1,000 extra troops to Poland, explained

The US has agreed to send 1,000 additional troops to Poland but stopped short of establishing a new base there. What does this mean for US-Poland relations and how does Russia play into this?

Uber eyes drones for food delivery, unveils new autonomous car

Uber says it has developed a proprietary airspace management system to will guide the drones to their location and that deliveries won't be made directly to customers, but to a safe drop-off location where an Uber Eats driver will complete the order.

US House panel holds Trump officials in contempt of Congress

A US House committee voted to recommend that two cabinet secretaries be held in contempt of Congress. This comes after President Trump initiated executive privilege over documents regarding adding a citizenship question to the 2020 US census.

Trump’s new Iran strategy: fire Bolton and engage international mediators?

Donald Trump and John Bolton are on different tracks when it comes to foreign policy, and that is particularly problematic when the US is beating the drums of war.