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Updated as stories are publishedGovernment forces retake positions in western Taiz amid renewed fighting
Forces affiliated with Yemen’s internationally recognised government retook positions and advanced in western Taiz on Sunday after repelling a Houthi…
Search expands after Indonesia ferry capsizes in Java Sea
Indonesian authorities have intensified the search for 129 people missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 capsized in the…
What the new register reveals about Britain’s slave-trading past
A new Register of British Slave Traders identifies as many as 10,500 investors in Britain’s near-250-year transatlantic slave trade, from…
Train strike near Poland border prompts call for stronger Ukraine aid
Poland has called on Ukraine’s allies to “double” their support after a Russian strike hit a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train 2km…
Threats and harassment reshape campaigning in English elections
Abuse and intimidation of candidates in England’s local and mayoral elections has reached a level that is changing how people…
Pregnant Palestinian woman and unborn baby die after shooting in Gaza
A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Saturday from injuries sustained after she was shot in the head while sitting in…
Southern Philippines region begins historic self-rule vote
Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are casting ballots on Monday in the southern…
Alexander Zverev defeats Ben Shelton in New York final
Germany’s Alexander Zverev defeated American Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday to win the US Open men’s…
Tehran-Muscat talks on Strait of Hormuz postponed
Iran and Oman have postponed a meeting on negotiations involving Gulf Arab states that was scheduled for Monday, with both…
Overnight drone attacks kill civilians across Russia and Ukraine
Several civilians were killed and more than 20 others wounded overnight as Russia and Ukraine exchanged waves of drone attacks,…
What the BRICS declaration says about Iran, Ukraine and trade
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted a joint declaration on the first day of their two-day summit in New Delhi, calling for…
Swedish voters decide between a left-led government and a right-wing bloc
Voting is under way in Sweden in a closely fought general election that could either return centre-left opposition leader Magdalena…
Yemen displacement drives new arrivals on Djibouti’s coast
About 1,400 people fled Yemen for Djibouti within 24 hours, according to Djibouti’s economy and finance minister, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh.…
Iraq says it seized launch equipment tied to Saudi pipeline strike
Iraqi security forces have located and seized a drone-launching platform allegedly used in an attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil…
Search continues after MV Matui sinks off Vanuatu coast
One person has died and more than 30 remain missing after the MV Matui ferry sank off the coast of…
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