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A pilot and three passengers were killed in the fatal accident

Its European allies must commit to the long-haul – but they, as much as Zelenskyy, will reap the rewards, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The United States and China will lift sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains.

Four men who were climbing in Washington’s North Cascades mountains fell roughly 400 feet, a drop that killed three of them

US president declares sanctions have ‘served their purpose’ and this gives Syria ‘a chance at greatness’.

Amazon has just unveiled its newest warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a “sense of touch”. Designed to gently stow items using pressure-sensitive gripping and artificial intelligence (AI), Vulcan is now being tested in two Amazon facilities, in Spokane, Washington state, US, and Hamburg, Germany.

Recollections of a true gentleman

Open a book of maps and look for the “Indo-Pacific” region – it likely won’t be there.

The fourth survivor spent hours trying to free himself from the entanglement and suffered serious injuries from the fall, shared authorities

Quiet diplomacy and high-stakes backchannel talks helped avert the most serious military escalation in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours

The impact of the budget, tariff policy, and cuts to federal programs would lead to an outflow in domestic investment as wealthy investors look overseas, Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti said.