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Uncertainty over Iran’s morality police after official's 'disbanded' remarks There is uncertainty over the status of Iran's morality police, which enforces its dress code, after a senior official suggested that it had be…

Mount Semeru: Indonesia raises alert to highest level as volcano erupts on Java island Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano has erupted, sending ash billowing into the sky and sparking evacuations on the country's main islan…

El Salvador: Thousands of troops surround city in gang crackdown Around 10,000 troops have surrounded the city of Soyapango in El Salvador as part of a massive crackdown on gangs, President Nayib Bukele has announced. Al…

Ukraine war: Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately - US A cap on the price of Russian oil will restrict Russia's revenues for the "illegal war in Ukraine," the US says. The cap, approved by Western allies o…

Ukraine war: Price cap on Russian oil will hit Putin immediately - US A new cap on the price of Russian oil will "immediately cut into Putin's most important source of revenue," the US has said. US Treasury Secretary Jan…

Ukraine war: Biden prepared to meet Putin to end Russia's war US President Joe Biden has said he would be ready to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin "if in fact there is an interest in him deciding that he's looking for a way…

Ukraine war: Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion, a senior official has said. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian Presi…

Deadly landslide engulfs motorway in Brazil A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. A torrent of mud fell on to the BR-376 highway in the state of Paraná, hitt…

Cyril Ramaphosa: South African president faces threat of impeachment over 'Farmgate' South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over the "Farmgate" scandal. The president has been acc…