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Peggy Whitson has broken the record for most days in space by a US astronaut.

The United States has confirmed it will be going through with a migrant resettlement plan made with Australia.

The gunman who shot dead a policeman in Paris on Thursday has been identified from papers left in his car, but French officials are yet to release his name.

The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is celebrating her 91st birthday today, Friday 21 April.

Serena Williams, the most successful female player of the Open era, is pregnant - just 12 weeks after winning a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.

US President Donald Trump said he was sending "an armada" to Korean waters to potentially deal with threats from Pyongyang.

At least three people have been killed in Venezuela in protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC Afrique reports. 

The European Union's Brexit plans remain unchanged by Theresa May's snap election announcement, the council representing EU leaders has said.

It was a FaceTime call. Like old time friends, Lady Gaga and Prince William opened up about mental health.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has stunned the UK political world by calling for an early general election, seeking a stronger mandate in talks over leaving the European Union.

Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff in 2013, has celebrated his 90th birthday with a mug of beer and the company of visitors from his native Bavaria in Germany.

North Korea will continue to test missiles, a senior official has told the BBC in Pyongyang, despite international condemnation and growing military tensions with the US.