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As young Iranians lose hope, a reformist runs for president A snap election called after a deadly helicopter crash. A candidate promising a different approach both at home and abroad. And suddenly there’s an element of s…

Bolivian police arrest leader of coup attempt Bolivian police have arrested the leader of an attempted coup, hours after the presidential palace in the capital La Paz was stormed by soldiers. Armoured vehicles and troops…

Macron's election gamble puts French democracy on the table Two neighbouring countries are approaching elections that were called out of the blue. Both have governments that are expected to fall. In both countries politi…

Wikileaks: Julian Assange freed in US plea deal After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to crimin…

Deadly attacks on Dagestan synagogues and churches Attacks on police officers, churches and synagogues in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have left many people dead. Gunmen targeted the cities of Derbent and…

Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep The Israeli military has said its forces violated protocol by strapping a wounded Palestinian man to the front of their vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Jen…

Red Cross says 22 killed in strike near its Gaza office The International Committee of the Red Cross says its offices in Gaza have been damaged by shelling, which killed 22 people who had sought shelter around its compou…

Putin warns South Korea against arming Ukraine Vladimir Putin has warned South Korea it would be making "a big mistake" if it arms Ukraine in the war against Russia. His comments come after Seoul said it was considering…

North Korea building border ‘wall’, satellite images reveal North Korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places near its border with South Korea, new satellite images reveal. Images analysed b…

Putin in Vietnam: A friendship that refuses to die The leaders of Vietnam and Russia have said they want to boost ties as the pair met in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. Vietnamese President To Lam was full of praise fo…

Putin and Kim pledge mutual help against 'aggression' Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have signed an agreement pledging that Russia and North Korea will help each other in the event of "aggression" against either country.…

Biden is walking immigration tightrope - but he's under fire no matter what US President Joe Biden has vowed not to "play politics" with the southern border and immigration - a potentially tall order as the US hurtles to…

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who w…

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who w…

Israel announces military pause on Gaza road to let in aid The Israeli military says it will hold a daily "tactical pause of military activity" along a road in southern Gaza to enable more humanitarian aid to enter, but…

Tesla investors back $56bn Musk pay deal Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm's legal headquarters to Texas. The deal was blocked earlier th…

Evidence of Iran and UAE drones used in Sudan war Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been accused of violating a UN arms embargo by supplying drones to the warring sides in the 14-month conflict that has devast…

Malawi VP's plane found with no survivors, president says The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi's vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said. Saulos Chilima and nine others were f…

Europe's night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell France's President Emmanuel Macron has called a bombshell snap parliamentary election after being defeated by the far right in the European elections - in a nig…

South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border in balloon row South Korea has said it will resume propaganda broadcasts against North Korea for the first time in six years in response to Pyongyang's campaign of…

Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza; Palestinians say 50 dead in Israeli assault The Israeli military said it rescued four hostages held since October in a raid in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday while Palestinian of…

Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas freed from Gaza Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival during the 7 October attacks have been rescued in a daylight raid deep in central Gaza. Noa Argamani, 26, Alm…

Biden apologises for delay in Ukraine military aid US President Joe Biden has apologised to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in military aid to Ukraine and has pledged $225m (£191m) in support. The pair met…

US urges Israel to be transparent over Gaza school strike The US has told Israel it must be fully "transparent" over an air strike that reportedly killed at least 35 people at a central Gaza school packed with displaced…

China says MI6 recruited Chinese couple as spies China has accused the UK’s intelligence agency of recruiting a couple as spies - the latest in a string of tit-for-tat allegations between Beijing and the West in recent m…

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico's official electoral authority said preliminary results s…

Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that "it's time for this war to end". The three-part proposal wou…