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Iran has denied a claim by Vice-President JD Vance that it will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country, after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final deal to end the war. Following negotiations in…
The US decision to withdraw all of its HIV and Aids funding from South Africa is likely to cost lives, the head of the UN’s HIV agency has warned. “Please do not take money away because you are taking lives away,” UNAids chief Winnie…
There have been a number of false dawns when it comes to elections in South Sudan, but the authorities have said the long-delayed first-ever vote will take place in December. The leaders of the world’s youngest country have not been tested…
British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China that it claims was meant to call out sexism, but has instead backfired. The five-minute long advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, styled like a micro drama, starts out…
An inquiry has been ordered after at least 15 people died in a fire that broke out in a building in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday. The building housed a pet shop and an animation centre. Witnesses described people jumping…
A police officer was shot dead in Montreal on Monday, marking the first time a local officer was killed in the line of duty in nearly a quarter of a century, while a civilian was also killed and another officer was injured. The male…
When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers – Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye – were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde…
A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died. The note was one of two addressed to Nancy Guthrie’s family and sent to news media in the days after her…
One after another the calls came in from hospitals; criminals were infecting computer networks in a mass hack that was putting countless lives at risk. At Bucharest’s national cyber-security centre (DNSC) they watched helplessly as the…
Clive Davis, one of the most influential music executives in the history of rock and pop, has died at the age of 94. A former head of Columbia and Arista Records, he signed and shaped the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce…
WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has announced that he is leaving his role. Cathcart has overseen Meta’s popular messaging platform for nearly seven years – and scaled its private chat functions to more than three billion users worldwide. He…
Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour Party. He says every decision he has made in office has been about “putting the country I love first”. Starmer thanks his “fantastic wife, Vic”,…
The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won Colombia’s presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in how the government will tackle the country’s internal armed conflict and…
The first round of negotiations between the US and Iran to reach a final deal to end the war has concluded with “encouraging progress”, mediators Qatar and Pakistan say. The talks began on Sunday in Switzerland, after last week’s initial…
The funeral of David Hockney, widely regarded as Britain’s best-known artist, has already taken place, his publicist has confirmed. The 88-year-old died at his home in London earlier this month, prompting tributes from his contemporaries…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country’s general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression…
France issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels. On Sunday temperatures in the south-western city of Bordeaux hit 40C (104F). Earlier, French…
A former US Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC is denying he did anything wrong. David “Davey” Hearn, 67, was detained by the pool’s edge on Friday as he was finishing a long bike ride. Hearn…
Russian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula. Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine’s recent campaign…
The signs are growing that Monday could see the prime minister set out a plan to stand down. Sir Keir Starmer has always insisted he will not walk away and will fight any leadership challenge. But the mood in government has shifted in the…
The Iranian military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon. Iran said Israel’s continued attacks in Lebanon are a breach of Tehran’s agreement with the US to end the war. “Do not approach…
US President Donald Trump has hit out at Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, repeating his claim that she asked “over and over” for a picture of them together at the G7 summit this week. In a post on Truth Social, Trump also accused…
In the bustling football landscape of Argentina—a country where the sport is more religion than pastime—an unlikely story has emerged. Thousands of miles from the savannahs of East Africa, a small amateur futsal club in Buenos Aires has…
The US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and Aids. More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world. The US State…
