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UFOs: What we learned from Nasa's public meeting A Nasa panel investigating unidentified flying objects has collected around 800 mysterious reports - but only a small fraction are truly unexplained, researchers say. The…

Elon Musk: Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is in China, on his first trip to the world's second largest economy in over three years. He arrived in Beijing on Tuesday and…

Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader Maduro Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has visited Brazil for the first time since he was banned by former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. Mr Maduro was receiv…

Uganda's President Museveni approves tough new anti-gay law Uganda's progress in tackling HIV is in "grave jeopardy" after the president approved tough new anti-homosexuality legislation, the UN and US have warned. An in…

Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters celebrated well into the night after Turkey's long-time president secured another five years in power. "The entire nation of 85…

Ukraine war: Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack Russia has carried out a new massive drone attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Kyiv's mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died when drone wreckage fell near a petrol…

US debt ceiling: Democrats and Republicans agree deal in principle, Joe Biden says The White House and the Republicans have agreed in principle to raise the US debt ceiling and avert a default after weeks of bitter negot…

Oleksiy Danilov interview: Ukraine counter-offensive 'ready to begin' Ukraine is ready to launch its long-expected counter-offensive against Russian forces, one of the country's most senior security officials has told th…

Twitter engineering boss quits after DeSantis launch glitches An engineering chief at Twitter says he is leaving the company the day after the launch of Ron DeSantis' US presidential campaign on the platform was hit with…

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot The leader of a far-right militia has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot. Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the…

Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy Persistent inflation has helped push Germany into recession in the first three months of the year, an upgrade to growth data shows. Europe's largest economy was also…

Ron DeSantis Elon Musk interview: Campaign launch hits technical issues Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the 2024 race for the White House was hit by technical glitches after a Twitter livestream malfunctioned. It…

Ukraine war: US distances itself from Belgorod incursion into Russia The US has distanced itself from an incursion into Russia - which Moscow says ended in the defeat of armed insurgents who entered from Ukraine. Parts o…

US debt ceiling talks described as productive but no deal yet US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy have called their latest talks on the debt ceiling productive but no deal has yet been reached. "I be…

Greek election: Centre-right Mitsotakis hails big win but wants majority Greece's conservative prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won national elections, hailing his party's big victory as a "political earthquake". H…

Ukraine war: Bakhmut 'not occupied' by Russia, says defiant Zelensky A defiant Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted Bakhmut "is not occupied" by Russia after a Moscow-backed mercenary group had claimed control. Ukraine's pres…

G7 takes stand against China’s “economic coercion” As the G7 leaders sent a strong message to Russia by inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Hiroshima, another rival was also on their minds - China. British Prime Minister Rish…

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Brazilian former official indicted over murders Police have indicted the former head of Brazil's Indigenous protection agency for his alleged role in the murder of British journalist Dom P…

F-16 fighter jets: US lets allies give jets to Ukraine The US says it will allow its Western allies to supply Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, including American-made F-16s, in a major boost for Kyiv. National securit…

G7 summit: Zelensky to travel to Japan to take part in G7 summit, reports say Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to join the G7 summit in Japan, reports say, in a bid to secure strengthened support ahead of a planned counter…

Assad to attend first Arab League summit since start of Syria war Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is to attend an Arab League summit for the first time since it was suspended from the regional body 12 years ago. Mr Ass…

Italy floods leave 13 dead and force 13,000 from their homes More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months' rainfall fell in a day and…

Ukraine war: Russia launches ninth wave of missile attacks on Kyiv this month Ukraine's capital Kyiv has been attacked from the air by Russia for the ninth time this month. One person has been killed and two more wounded…

Italy: F1 race cancelled as deadly floods spark evacuations in Emilia-Romagna area Five people have been killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, officia…

Israel-Gaza: Palestinian family left homeless after strikes Kamal Nabhan was screaming as he thrust the phone into his cousin's hands, unable to believe what the anonymous caller was telling him. The men had just got rea…

US debt ceiling: Republicans hopeful of deal to avert default After emergency talks at the White House, US President Joe Biden and Republican congressional leaders are sounding hopeful that a deal to raise the US debt ce…

Durham report: FBI criticised by special counsel for Trump-Russia inquiry A long-awaited report has strongly criticised the FBI's handling of its investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign…

Cambodia: Opposition Candlelight Party barred from July vote Cambodia's main opposition party and the sole credible challenger to the country's long-time leader Hun Sen has been barred from contesting July's election. El…

Turkey's Erdogan appears to have upper hand after tense night Turkey's battle for the presidency looks set to go to a run-off, with both contenders adamant they have victory in their grasp. After 20 years in power, Recep…

Ukraine war: Kyiv not attacking Russian territory - Zelensky Ukraine has no plans to hit targets in Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in Germany, where Kyiv secured a big new defence aid package. "We are not…