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Why Biden's Saudi trip has proved so thorny The day after the White House announced President Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia, a group of activists gathered to christen the street outside its Washington embassy "Khashog…

Netflix and Microsoft team up for cheaper plan with adverts Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper subscription plan to customers that will show adverts. The streaming giant says the service will be an "…

Sri Lanka PM tells military to do whatever necessary to restore order Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the military to do "whatever is necessary to restore order" after protesters stormed his offi…

SAS killings: How a scandal was uncovered Panorama has revealed disturbing evidence of war crimes by the SAS in Afghanistan - and of subsequent attempts to cover them up. Hannah O'Grady describes how a series of alleged…

Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country's air force confirmed…

SAS unit repeatedly killed Afghan detainees, BBC finds SAS operatives in Afghanistan repeatedly killed detainees and unarmed men in suspicious circumstances, according to a BBC investigation. Newly obtained military repo…

James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it doesn't disappoint. The image is said to be the deepest, most d…

Ukraine war: Germany fears Russia gas cut may become permanent Russian natural gas supplies to Germany via the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 have been halted for 10 days for annual maintenance work. But German Econom…

Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. They detail the extensive help Uber…

Canada's internet outage caused by 'maintenance' One of Canada's largest mobile and internet providers, Rogers, has apologised for the country-wide outage of its services which began on Friday. The company's CEO Tony Sta…

Sri Lanka: President Rajapaksa to resign after palace stormed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will step down after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister's house on…

Sri Lanka president flees as protesters storm palace - Thousands of protesters have stormed the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo - Police fired shots in the air but could not stop crowds fr…

Sri Lanka: Protesters storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence Thousands of protesters have stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence in the capital of Sri Lanka. Demonstrators from all over the country marc…

Elon Musk pulls out of $44bn deal to buy Twitter Elon Musk is seeking to end his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of the agreement. The announcement is the latest twist in a long-running saga…

Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated while giving speech - Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has been assassinated while giving a campaign speech in southern Japan - Abe, 67, immediately collapsed after being shot in th…

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has collapsed after he was shot at an event in the city of Nara. Mr Abe was shot from the back and collapsed halfway…

Boris Johnson: World reacts as UK PM endgame unfolds The Kremlin in Moscow has taken a swipe at outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has overseen consistent British support for Ukraine in its fight against Russi…

Sri Lanka president asks Russia's Vladimir Putin for help to buy fuel Sri Lanka's president says he has asked Russia's Vladimir Putin to help his cash-strapped nation import fuel, as it faces its worst economic crisis si…

Roe v Wade: Mississippi judge refuses to block abortion ban A judge in Mississippi has rejected a request from the state's only abortion clinic to temporarily block a ban on almost all abortions. It means that - providin…

Highland Park shooting: Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Robert E Crimo I…

Prices in Turkey rise at fastest pace for 24 years Prices in Turkey are rising at their fastest rate in 24 years, according to the latest official figures. The annual rate of inflation, the pace at which prices rise, hit…

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field's shopping mall A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark's biggest shopping malls, police say. A 22-year-old man ha…

Taiwan: China attack not imminent, but US watching closely, says Gen Milley A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, the top US general says, but the US is watching "very closely". China is clearly developing the capa…

Hormozgan: Quake near southern Iran coast kills five At least five people have been killed and more than 50 injured by a powerful earthquake and aftershocks in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan. The quake struck at 0…

Roe v Wade: Women travelling for abortions will be protected - Biden US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government. Millions of women in the US lost the c…

Hong Kong: Xi Jinping defends China's rule at handover anniversary China's "one country two systems" model of ruling Hong Kong has worked in protecting the city and must continue long term, says Xi Jinping. The Chinese l…

Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted Ruja Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen", has been placed on the FBI's top ten most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman is wanted for her alle…