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  • 55 years after its disastrous Harlem Renaissance show that featured no art by black artists, the New York Met has another show of the modern art movement’s work
  • 160 pieces depict the realities of daily life in black communities such as Harlem from 1920s to the 1940s, and portray the movement’s great writers and thinkers

Richard ‘Rick’ Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. He was the first living person to receive a gene-edited pig kidney transplant.

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The armed forces’ modernisation, spurred by maritime skirmishes with China, has seen it acquire military assets and revamp its defence strategy.

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Tree Paine has her own PR company and just one very important client, Taylor Swift – here’s what you need to know about the publicist who’s had Tay Tay’s back for years

A California town notorious for a history of racism and exclusion now has one of the highest Asian populations in the US state. The Tu family, who moved to San Leandro in 1960, helped it happen.

In a letter to the navy and air force chiefs, 13 Congress members said ‘China can attack all US bases in the region’, demanding the Pentagon boost passive defences.

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Of the three Aukus aspirants, New Zealand would likely find it easiest to slot into the pact’s security framework – and all would face opposition from China.

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The ex-US president’s youngest son will not be representing Florida at the Republican Party convention, a statement from his mother Melania Trump’s office says.

News of the summit, slated to take place during the UN’s top climate conference, shared after the two sides’ new envoys met in Washington for talks.

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‘Taiwan Allies Fund’ would encourage nations that ‘lack the economic or political capability to effectively respond’ to retaliation from China.

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Riley Roberts and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, met at age 19 as Boston University students, started dating, split after graduating – then got back together around 5 years ago

Envoy who visited Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE said to have encountered general agreement with Beijing’s push for restraint and direct dialogue.

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The US will impose new, elevated tariffs that focus on key industries including electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells, according to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.

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Israel’s vow to ‘go it alone’ masks the potentially decisive impact delays in weapons delivery will have on Gaza war and ability to mount an offensive against Hezbollah.

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On a recent Netflix roast, Nikki Glaser made a reference to Brady’s ex Bridget Moynahan – apparently, Brady left Moynahan when she was 3 months pregnant, and started dating supermodel Gisele Bündchen

Kim Kardashian and Zendaya may have dominated the headlines at this year’s Met Gala, but one man was working harder than anyone behind the scenes – meet its Costume Institute curator in charge, Andrew Bolton

Six months before the US presidential election, pollsters are scrambling to get an accurate read on the people voting for Donald Trump, a group that has systematically eluded them for eight years and counting.

China’s foreign ministry arm in the city hits out at US Consul General Gregory May, who accused authorities of curbing freedom of expression beyond its borders.