Egyptian opposition activist transferred to prison to await trial
Hisham Kassem's al-Tayyar al-Hurr plans to back an opposition candidate to President el-Sisi in the next election.
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World reaction to possible death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin
Russia's announces crash of a private plane travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg killing all 10 people.
US SEC overhauls rules for $20 trillion private fund industry
The new, watered down rules are aimed at increasing transparency, fairness and accountability in the industry.
Two dead in Lebanon military helicopter crash
Air force helicopter came down in a mountainous area east of Beirut, but the cause of the crash has not been given.
How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing?
India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘on board’ jet that crashed in Russia
Russia's civil aviation authority publishes names of seven passengers, including Prigozhin and Wagner commander Utkin.
With tech workers gone, what is the future of San Francisco?
Changes on Market Street, once the city’s commercial heart, are leading to questions about its future.
India ‘fully supports’ BRICS expansion as summit continues
South African officials say more than 40 countries from the Global South have shown interest in joining the BRICS bloc.
Mapping the scale of Canada’s record wildfires
Canada is battling more than 1,000 active fires, and nearly two-thirds of them are out of control.
Firefighters in Greece struggle to contain wildfire near Athens
Blazes break out on the outskirts of the capital, forcing more evacuations.
Gaza fisherfolk can only ‘dream of fishing freely’ under Israel’s blockade
Dozens in Gaza staged a sit-in after a new wave of violations by Israel saw fishermen arrested, boats taken.
Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ organisation: Top diplomat
Turkey says PKK is a threat to Iraqi security, ignoring Baghdad's complaints about Ankara's air attacks on Iraqi soil.
What explains the race among nations to reach the moon’s south pole?
India's mission could expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources.
Changing tack, UN to seek a ‘unified Libyan government’ before elections
In a shift of policy, UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for a unified government before elections take place.
Pakistan Christians in fear after blasphemy allegations trigger violence
Christian minority left shaken after a Muslim mob went on a rampage torching churches and homes over blasphemy claims.
As Saied entrenches himself in power, police brutality grows in Tunisia
The sense that Tunisia's police are now largely defining what is and what is not acceptable in public is growing.
Delays at some polling stations as voting begins in Zimbabwe election
Voting begins amid rising tensions due to a currency crisis and high unemployment.
At least 26 killed after railway bridge collapses in India’s Mizoram state
Railway bridge being built in northeast India collapses, killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, officials say.
Witness retracts ‘prior false testimony’ in Trump documents case
Retraction of statement 'helped form the basis of the revised indictment against Trump', court papers say.
India counts down to historic moon landing
Success of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will make it the first to land on the lunar south pole.