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Ex-wife of Dubai royal pleads for help from UN in child custody battle Lawyers for the former wife of a member of Dubai's ruling family have lodged a request to the UN Human Rights Council. They want the council to inter…

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Iran protests: Mahsa Amini's family receiving death threats, cousin says The family of Mahsa Amini - the 22-year-old Kurdish woman whose death in police custody three weeks ago sparked protests across Iran - say they hav…

Crimea bridge: Putin accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of attacking the bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea, saying that it was an "act of terrorism". President Putin said U…

Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday A tractor is one of the odder gifts for Vladimir Putin, as Russia's president, a pariah in the West since his invasion of Ukraine, turns 70. It was given h…

Ukraine war: Biden says nuclear risk highest since 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis US President Joe Biden has said the risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Mr Biden said R…

Ukraine war: Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed the final papers to annex four regions of Ukraine - even as his military suffered further setbacks. The…

Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians Ukrainian forces have liberated a key village in the southern region of Kherson, hastening another Russian military retreat. The defence ministry in Kyiv posted a video show…

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan North Korea has fired a suspected missile over Japan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of Tokyo and Washington. The ballistic missile trave…

Brazil election: Lula and Bolsonaro to face run-off Brazil's election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes co…

Indonesia: More than 120 dead in football stampede At least 129 people have died in a stampede at an Indonesian football match, officials say, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters. The stampede happened after po…

Ukraine war: Biden says US will not be intimidated by reckless Putin President Joe Biden has warned Russia that the United States will not be intimidated by reckless threats after Vladimir Putin annexed four occupied reg…