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Africa

  • Khalifa Haftar in a military uniform

    Oilfield slowdown exposes political volatility in Libya and beyond

    Apparent shutdown attempt shows potential for some leaders to use such threats to enforce personal agenda
  • A woman walks near the Palace of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia May 13, 2024

    Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election

  • A woman holds out five coloured pills in her upturned palms

    Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds

  • Police fire teargas during a protest in Abuja

    Bullets and teargas reportedly fired at journalists covering protests in Nigeria

  • Five men carry a body in a red plastic sheet across the sand with a restaurant in the background

    At least 37 killed in terrorist attack on popular Mogadishu beach

  • Lagos protesters against cost of living crisis.

    Why are Nigerians protesting? Young people were roused by events in Kenya

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Americas

  • People hold anti-Maduro signs in the air.

    Evidence shows Venezuela’s election was stolen – but will Maduro budge?

    Analyses indicate Nicolás Maduro lost the presidential election, but country’s leader shows no signs of stepping aside
  • A woman waves and holds the Venezuelan flag from the center of a truck filled with people and decorated with political posters

    Venezuela opposition leaders urge army and police to abandon Nicolás Maduro

  • A statue of a man wearing a red shirt sits inside a souvenir shop, with magnets and other memorabilia hanging up.

    Colombian congress debates banning souvenirs of drug lord Pablo Escobar

  • Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in the presidential elections on July 28 at Bolivar Square in Bogota

    Nicolás Maduro vows to ‘pulverise’ challenge to his rule after disputed Venezuela election

  • Composite of the two women celebrating

    Jubilation in Caribbean at St Lucia’s and Dominica’s first Olympic medals

  • María Corina Machado (c) next to Delsa Solorzano (third left), leader of the opposition Encuentro ciudadano party, during a protest in Caracas

    Huge crowds return to Venezuela’s streets to protest against Maduro

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Asia Pacific

  • Former leader of the Move Forward Party and former prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand

    Thailand facing political upheaval as court set to rule on fate of progressive Move Forward party

    Former leader Pita Limjaroenrat could be banned from politics, while prime minister Srettha Thavisin is facing the same court next week over a cabinet appointment
  • Australian foreign minister Penny Wong and US secretary of state Antony Blinken at a press conference in Maryland after the annual Ausmin talks.

    US plans more frequent bomber deployments to Australia amid China’s ‘escalatory behaviour’

  • A trader works on the trading floor of the New York stock exchange on 5 August 2024

    Global markets partly recover but analysts fear ‘we’re not out of woods’

  • A Homo floresiensis skull

    ‘Hobbit’ bone from tiny species of ancient humans found on Indonesian island

  • JAPAN-ECONOMY-STOCKS<br>An electronic quotation board displays share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 6, 2024. Tokyo stocks bounced back in early trade on August 6 following a historic selloff on worries over the US economy and a stronger yen. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

    Japanese stocks soar after massive sell-off shook global markets

  • Rebels from West Papua National Liberation Army

    Papua separatists kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, say police

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Australia

  • police station sign

    Teacher arrested at Sydney school after being accused of sexual offences against a student

    Detectives arrested the 30-year-old woman at a school in southwest Sydney and charged her with sexual intercourse with a person aged between 17 and 18
  • Chris Bowen with Tim Walz

    Live
    News live: Chris Bowen congratulates ‘good friend of Australia’ Tim Walz on VP campaign pick; ticketless parking fines surge in NSW

  • A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit Woods Point, east of Melbourne, and was felt by Victorians more than 100km away

    Victoria earthquake: 4.1 magnitude tremor strikes east of Melbourne

  • Composite for Centrepay article

    Centrepay report that found major failings ‘ignored’ by successive Coalition governments, author says

  • A gambling app on a mobile phone

    Anti-gambling advocates refuse to sign ‘ridiculous’ NDAs for Labor briefing on betting ads

  • The vulnerable pig-nosed turtle.

    Pig-nosed turtle and Pugh’s frog among new species added to Australia’s endangered species list

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Europe

  • A partly destroyed house in the town of Sudzha

    Moscow says Ukraine has launched cross-border attack inside Russia

    Russian military claims it repelled incursion by 300 soldiers up to six miles into Kursk border region
  • Ana Barbosu

    Romanian PM to boycott Olympic closing ceremony in gymnastics protest

  • German police and pro-Palestinian protesters

    German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant

  • Side by side comparison of Duncan and Helen Porter standing in front of the glacier in the two photos

    ‘It made me cry’: photos taken 15 years apart show melting Swiss glaciers

  • man talks on the phone in front of american flag

    Bloomberg fires reporter for ‘premature’ publication of Evan Gershkovich release – reports

  • A brown bichon frisé sits on a chair next to the green bottle of dog scent

    ‘Delicate, authentic, charismatic’: Dolce & Gabbana launches €99 dog perfume

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Middle East

  • Yahya Sinwar

    Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, architect of 7 October attack, as new leader

    Announcement comes after former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in bombing attack last week
  • close-up of man who is Donald Trump wearing blue suit and red tie behind a microphone

    Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran charged in foiled plot to kill US leaders

  • A march protesting against the assassination of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

    Putin reportedly calls for Iran to limit damage in any retaliation against Israel

  • Two UN peacekeepers holding guns stand by a border wall

    Middle East crisis: UN peacekeepers have never been more crucial on Israeli-Lebanese border, says forces chief – as it happened

  • Iranians drive past a billboard depicting the president, Masoud Pezeshkian (R), and late the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, at Valiasr Square in Tehran

    Iran says it has duty to punish Israel over killing of Hamas leader in Tehran

  • Internally displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip.

    Nine Unrwa staff members ‘may have been involved’ in 7 October attack

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South and Central Asia

  • Protesters in Dhaka climb a public monument to the assassinated first premier of Bangladesh, the father of Sheikh Hasina as they celebrate the news of her resignation as prime minister.

    Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister

    Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrest
  • Sheikh Hasina giving press conference in front of smashed glass window.

    Bangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms

  • Dozens of young men carrying sticks walk past a burning motorcycle in the middle of a road

    Almost 100 people killed in Bangladesh as protesters renew call for PM to quit

  • People and a cow walking on a street in the rain

    Weather tracker: Record-breaking rain in Delhi leaves trail of destruction

  • Teaching staff from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology show support for the student protesters. One placard reads 'We stand with our students' and another reads 'Every lie is a debt to the truth. Sooner or later the debt is paid'

    Bangladesh arrests more than 10,000 in crackdown on protests

  • People search under the remains of a ceiling covered in mud and debris

    Death toll from landslides in India’s Kerala state rises to 166

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UK

  • The Bank of England building in Threadneedle Street in the City of London.

    UK recovery ‘will accelerate and force Bank to keep interest rates higher for longer’

    Niesr forecasts raise doubts over chance of further cuts by Bank of England before end of year
  • Gemma Collins.

    Watchdog bans Gemma Collins advert promoting headset to treat depression

  • Artificial stone worktops on display in a showroom

    UK urged to consider ban on artificial stone worktops over silicosis risk

  • Police officers detain far-right protesters in Plymouth

    Keir Starmer promises to protect communities amid fears of further riots

  • Family photograph posted online by Tammy, including her 88-year-old grandmother.

    Woman pleads for rioters to avoid grandmother’s home in Nottingham

  • Police in hi-viz jackets and a medic as a person appears to be detained

    Immigration lawyers ‘at risk’ amid far-right threats to target advice centres

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US

  • Liza Minnelli, pictured in Sex and the City 2 in 2010. The star’s first memoir will be released in 2026.

    Liza Minnelli announces memoir after documentaries about her life ‘didn’t get it right’

    Cabaret star says she felt ‘mad as hell’ after hearing stories from people who didn’t know her or her family, and will release untitled book in 2026
  • a woman and man on blue stage as a crowd cheers

    The coach v the couch: key takeaways from the first Harris-Walz rally

  • Kamala Harris holds a campaign rally with her newly chosen vice-presidential running mate Tim Walz in Philadelphia.

    Harris and Walz fire up crowd in first rally as running mates – as it happened

  • Man and woman smile on stage at convention center

    Kamala Harris introduces running mate Tim Walz at raucous Philadelphia rally

  • A woman and a man laugh while standing in front of a large crowd at a political rally

    ‘I feel ecstatic’: Harris and VP pick Tim Walz fire up Philadelphia rally-goers

  • man wearing black shirt and khaki pants stands behind a table as two other people sit next to him

    New Georgia rules let local boards withhold election certification

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