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Elon Musk sells $8.5bn worth of Tesla shares Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has sold roughly $8.5bn (£6.8bn) worth of shares in the electric car maker, just days after he agreed to buy Twitter. The sale has led to specu…

Iran executions: Alarming rise in use of death penalty in 2021 - report Executions in Iran rose alarmingly by 25% last year and surged after hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected president, two campaign groups say. A…

Ukraine war: Putin warns against foreign intervention Any country trying to intervene in the Ukraine war will face a "lightning-fast" response, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. "We have all the tools no-one c…

Lab-grown meat and insects 'good for planet and health' Dining on the likes of lab-grown meat or ground-up insects could lead to big savings in carbon emissions and water, as well as freeing up land for nature. That's th…

French election result: Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France's president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured t…

French vote as Macron aims to beat far-right Le Pen French voters are heading to the polls to decide whether to give centrist Emmanuel Macron five more years as president or replace him with far-right candidate Marine Le…

Ukraine war: Russia aiming for full control of south, commander says Russia is aiming to take full control of southern Ukraine as well as the eastern Donbas region, a senior Russian commander says. Maj Gen Rustam Minneka…

Mike Tyson punched plane passenger 'after bottle thrown' Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson punched a fellow airline passenger after the person "threw a water bottle at him," Tyson's spokesperson has said. Video taken o…

Kardashians deny faking Roblox sex tape scene A reality show scene where Kim Kardashian's son finds an advert for a sex tape on the game Roblox was not faked, a source close to the star says. In the scene, Saint West, si…

Shanghai escalates Covid lockdown restrictions Authorities in Shanghai have said they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as a Covid surge continues in China's financial capital. New measures include placi…

Sophie Wilmes: Belgian foreign minister resigns to care for sick husband Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès says she will temporarily step down to care for her husband, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Ms Wi…

Sri Lanka crisis: One killed after police fire live bullets at protesters Outrage has erupted over the death of a Sri Lankan man who was killed when police fired live bullets at protesters, also injuring 14 others. Foota…

Ukraine war: Russia bombards cities as eastern offensive begins Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia has launched an assault to seize the eastern Donbas region. Moscow bombarded cities with rocket and a…

Ukraine war: Mariupol defenders will fight to the end says PM Defenders of the besieged city of Mariupol will fight to the end against Russian forces, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says. The port city has not fa…

Shanghai: China reports three dead in latest Covid outbreak China has reported the deaths of three people from Covid in Shanghai for the first time since the financial hub entered lockdown in late March. A release from t…

Ukraine war: Trucks stuck at Poland-Belarus border as EU sanctions deadline passes A huge queue of trucks has formed on the Poland-Belarus border as Russian and Belarussian drivers try to leave the EU following a sanctio…

Ukraine war: Russia bans Boris Johnson from country over Ukraine war Russia has banned Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from entering Russia over the UK's "hostile" stance on the war in Ukraine. Fo…

Depp and Heard marriage ended in 'mutual abuse', says therapist Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's former couples therapist said the pair engaged in "mutual abuse" during the final months of their stormy marriage. Video testi…

Elon Musk makes offer to buy Twitter Tesla boss Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying he is the right person to "unlock" the social media platform's "extraordinary potential". In a surprise announcement, Mr Musk s…

Ukraine War: Finland to decide on Nato membership in weeks says PM Marin Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin says her country will decide whether to apply to join Nato "within weeks". She said she saw no reason to delay t…

Ukraine war: Putin says Russian invasion will achieve 'noble' aims Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said his invasion of Ukraine will achieve what he called its "noble" aims. Speaking alongside Belarusian leader Aleksan…

Elon Musk will not join Twitter board, says boss Elon Musk has decided not to join the board of Twitter, the company's chief executive Parag Agrawal says. Mr Musk's appointment was due to become effective on Saturday aft…

Full embargo on oil could stop war - ex-Putin aide A "real embargo" on Russian energy by Western countries could stop war in Ukraine, President Putin's former chief economic adviser has suggested. Dr Andrei Illarionov sa…

Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years over slap Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars gala and other Academy events for 10 years after the US actor slapped comic Chris Rock at the ceremony. In a statement, the…

Twitter confirms it is working on an edit button Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an edit button that would allow users to change tweets after they have been posted. It comes after new board member, Tesla boss…

Ukraine War: Western leaders to impose further sanctions on Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he "cannot tolerate any indecisiveness" ahead of the West imposing further sanctions on Russia. The US sa…

Elon Musk becomes Twitter's biggest shareholder Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% stake in Twitter, according to a US securities filing. The announcement sent Twitter shares soaring by more than 27% in New York trading on Monda…

Pakistan: Court to decide embattled PM Imran Khan's fate Pakistan's supreme court is expected to decide the fate of embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan, following a day of political turmoil. Mr Khan has faced an attempt…

Ukraine war: Bucha street littered with burned-out tanks and corpses A suburban avenue in Bucha became one of the first graveyards for Russia's hopes of encircling and entering Kyiv and then deposing the government of Pr…

Sri Lanka imposes curfew amid food, fuel and power shortage protests A 36-hour curfew has been announced in Sri Lanka as a state of emergency is enforced amid violent protests against food and fuel shortages. The move is…