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The US military says it shot down four Iranian “one-way attack drones” launched toward the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the drones “posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic”. US forces “subsequently struck Iranian coastal…
Downing Street has hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”, after JD Vance’s comments on the murder of Henry Nowak. The US vice-president blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student,…
The US Senate has approved more than $70bn (£52bn) in funding for President Donald Trump’s immigration agencies. The package would fund bodies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the remaining three…
At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down, authorities said. The group had been returning from Mali where they had attended a Muslim festival…
US actor James Handy, known for his roles in films including Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick, was stabbed to death at his home in Los Angeles, police said Handy, who was 81, was found unconscious in the front garden of his home in Tarzana,…
There is fury in France over the murder of an 11-year-old girl after it emerged the principal suspect had been identified several times in the past as a potential child molester. Lyhanna disappeared after school a week ago in the Gers area…
Travel bans on Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, are being introduced by the Irish justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has confirmed. Ben-Gvir is the…
One of Africa’s biggest music stars says he feels “immense pride and deep emotion” after being given one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most prestigious awards. Fally Ipupa kick-started his career working with fellow Congolese…
The latest Ebola figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo appear to offer some hope after the number of cases was dramatically scaled back. At one point the authorities were talking of more than 1,000 suspected cases and nearly 250…
The US House of Representatives has approved legislation to give aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions against Russia, with more than a dozen Republicans defying their leadership to vote in favour of the bill. Some 18 Republicans joined…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed rental income from sub-letting three cottages on the Royal Lodge estate that he leased from the Crown Estate, the public spending watchdog has revealed. The National Audit Office (NAO)…
US President Donald Trump told musical acts as part of a planned concert series for America’s 250th birthday celebration to “stay at home” – and instead announced what he called a “Rally to end all Rallies” to replace the event after…
A former British soldier recounted the moment he became separated from a Nepali mountain guide as they were descending Mount Everest. Dawa Sherpa was found alive on Thursday, after six days in what’s known as the “death zone”. Climber…
A British human rights lawyer says the former wife of a nephew of the ruler of Dubai has gone missing. Contact with Zeynab Javadli was lost on Tuesday and the BBC has been told her home in Dubai is locked and empty. Javadli has repeatedly…
John Bolton, a onetime national security advisor to Donald Trump who evolved into one of his most prominent critics, has reached a deal to plead guilty in his federal classified documents case, according to two people familiar with the…
Protests in the centre of Albania’s capital, Tirana, are not exactly unusual. The opposition Democratic Party (PD) stage them so often that they could almost be classified as an offbeat tourist attraction. But this week’s nightly rallies…
US President Donald Trump has hit back at lawmakers who voted to send him a rebuke over the war in Iran, labelling the group “unpatriotic”. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to halt Trump from taking…
Government forces and opposition fighters have exchanged heavy gunfire in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, as a row over delays to elections has escalated. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s term in office ended on 15 May but was extended by a…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” over the murder of Henry Nowak. There were violent protests in Southampton following the release of bodycam footage showing police…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that she would not “fall into the trap” of cracking down on protests days before the country hosts the opening game in the World Cup. On Tuesday, protesting teachers toppled towering…
Bolivia’s conservative president said he had moved Wednesday to “strengthen” the army’s role in quelling anti-government protests that have paralyzed cities, caused widespread shortages and threatened to topple his fledgling government.…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei at some point if things “work out”. “They’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a…
A criminal gang abducted seven students in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a scourge of kidnappings in poorly policed rural areas. Armed gangs, referred to as bandits by security agencies and locals, are…
The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn (£745m) in funding for President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom. The $1bn was intended for US Secret Service security upgrades…
