Putin suggests Wagner mercenary chief’s plane brought down by grenade blast
Russian leader says grenade fragments found in bodies of those killed in crash where Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin died.
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‘Dysfunctional’: Speaker debacle plunges US politics into uncertainty
As Republicans deliberate to choose a new leader to succeed McCarthy, experts say next speaker will not have it easy.
EU seeks new talks on Nagorno-Karabakh, boosts aid to Armenia
European Council President Charles Michel says dialogue and diplomacy needed to resolve crisis.
Putin hints Russia could return to nuclear testing
The Russian president says Moscow could 'theoretically' withdraw from landmark nuclear test ban treaty.
‘Nothing changes’: Argentine voters express exasperation ahead of elections
In the wake of Argentina’s first 2023 presidential debate, voters weigh in on the economy, abortion and Javier Milei.
Iran authorities deny arresting mother of Armita Geravand
Rights group says security forces arrest the mother of a teenager in a coma after an alleged confrontation with police.
Families of jailed Tunisian opposition ask ICC to investigate president
Relatives go to The Hague to pressure the court to go after leaders in Tunis over alleged rights abuses.
Ukraine says 51 people killed in Russian attack on Kharkiv village
Officials say a boy, age six, among those killed in attack on Hroza village, where residents were attending a wake.
At least 100 killed as Syrian military college hit in drone attack
At least 100 people killed and 240 others wounded in drone attack on military college in Homs.
What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?
In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
Syrians long for justice 10 years after shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa
The 2013 Lampedusa tragedy known as the children’s shipwreck shook the world's conscience. Survivors still want answers.
Who could replace Kevin McCarthy as the next US House speaker?
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan from the Republican Party have declared their candidacy for the role.
Who is Wab Kinew, Canada’s first First Nations premier of Manitoba?
In a historical first, a member of Canada's First Nations community has become the leader of Manitoba province.
Norway’s Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
The Swedish Academy honours Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse with the Nobel Prize in literature.
Middle East Roundup: Morocco scores as host of 2030 World Cup
Suicide bombing in Turkey, pre-election tensions in Egypt – here’s the Middle East this week.
Typhoon Koinu lashes southern Taiwan, kills one person
'Puppy' typhoon heads to other Southeast Asian areas after causing death and destruction in Taiwan's Hengchun peninsula.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: What to know about the ‘Golden Age’ of Baghdad
The new video game offers a glimpse of Baghdad, once the capital of an empire and the centre of the Islamic world.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank confrontation
A deadly gunfight erupts near Shufa village in the Tulkarem area after an Israeli settler is attacked.
Uganda party says leader Bobi Wine detained; police say escorted him home
The opposition leader is longtime President Yoweri Museveni's strongest political challenger.
Death toll rises to 14 in India’s Sikkim flooding, dozens still missing
The search is hampered by the collapse of the main highway linking Sikkim to the West Bengal state and Gangtok.