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US prosecutors have announced the arrest of 24 suspects in the US, Canada and Europe for alleged links to three India-based organised crime groups, including the Bishnoi gang. They have been charged with a series of crimes, including…
An alliance of German NGOs on Tuesday denounced the government’s plans to restrict access to official documents, warning it could hamper efforts to fight corruption and abuse of power. Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, in force since…
Prince Harry on Tuesday lost his high-profile case against the Daily Mail’s publisher for alleged unlawful information gathering in yet another blow to the estranged royal as he begins a fraught five-day trip back to the UK. A written…
The US has launched “powerful” strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had hit over 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Concerns are growing about the health of US Senator Mitch McConnell, a top Republican lawmaker who has been in hospital for over three weeks. McConnell, 84, was admitted for treatment on 14 June, according to his staff. His aides have not…
Aviation officials in Pakistan say a search operation is ongoing after a cargo plane carrying five crew members went missing off the coast of Karachi, a city at the country’s southern tip. The Boeing 737 rapidly descended and lost contact…
Ghana has postponed a visit by South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa following xenophobic rallies that resulted in hundreds of Ghanaians being repatriated from his country. Ramaphosa had long planned a state visit to Ghana in the first…
The Paris appeal court has upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her sentence, clearing the path for her to run in the April 2027 French presidential election. A five-year ban on holding public office has…
A court in eastern China sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various positions in Nanjing city from 1993 to 2023, was also convicted…
Zimbabwean footballer Divine Lunga has survived a gun attack in Johannesburg, South African police have said. The football star, 31, was driving in the inner city suburb of Hillbrow on Sunday when his car was shot at by an unknown gunman,…
At least nine police officers have been killed, and several are missing, after an attack by gunmen in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province, a local government official has told BBC Urdu. The attackers opened fire on police…
Eighteen people were injured after explosive devices went off in central Damascus, Syrian media says, reportedly near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron had been staying. State news agency Sana said two devices had been…
The woman suspected of carrying out a parcel bombing in Monaco which injured a sanctioned Ukrainian multi-millionaire and his family has been found dead, Ukraine’s security service (SBU) has said. A cross-border manhunt had been launched…
French President Emmanuel Macron is safe following reports of explosions in central Damascus on Tuesday morning, the Elysee Palace has said. Macron is in the capital for talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa at the presidential…
More than 1,000 people have been arrested as part of a global crackdown on human trafficking spanning 59 countries. Coordinated by Interpol, Operation Global Chain saw officers target trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour and…
Canada chose a German defence company to build its navy’s new submarine fleet, in the largest military procurement deal in Canadian history. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday that the government had chosen the company TKMS for…
Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will not be staying at the palace during his visit to London this week, despite his team announcing this morning that he had accepted an invitation to do so. Royal sources said the duke had not responded…
At least 25 people have been killed – four of them guards – and more than 100 injured in prison riots in western Sri Lanka. The two days of violence at Negombo Prison, in a coastal town north of Colombo, began with clashes between two…
In a move that marks the most significant political shift in Gaza in nearly two decades, Hamas announced today the dissolution of its de facto government, clearing the way for a U.S.-backed technocratic committee to assume civilian…
UK fighter jets intercepted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it “repeatedly approached” a carrier strike group in the Norwegian Sea, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The Russian Bear-F plane passed at low altitude and…
ITV is selling its media and entertainment divisions to Sky in a £1.6bn deal that the companies say will create a strong rival to global streaming giants. The sale includes ITV’s broadcast channels and its ITVX streaming service, with…
Uefa has strongly criticised Fifa’s shock decision not to uphold Folarin Balogun’s automatic ban at this World Cup, calling it “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable”. United States striker Balogun, who was sent off against…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with then-ally President Ferdinand Marcos, while also being seen as a near-lock to succeed him. Four years later, the…
The Ukrainian Air Force says a “serious shortage” of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down. At least 12 people were killed in the second large-scale Russian…
