UK ex-police watchdog chief charged with raping teenage girl
Michael Lockwood's charges include six counts of indecent assault and three offences of rape against a girl.
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Explosions hit Kyiv as African leaders begin ‘peace mission’
The leaders also plan to visit Russia, as a diplomatic standoff brews between South African officials and Poland.
India minister’s house set ablaze in ethnic violence-hit Manipur
Junior Foreign Minister R K Ranjan Singh's office confirms a mob vandalised and set fire to his house in capital Imphal.
Protesters in Lebanon vandalise banks, demand their money back
People demand the return of their savings and call for officials involved in corruption to be held accountable.
Virgin Galactic plans first commercial space flight this month
Virgin Galactic has sold about 800 tickets over the past decade, with the initial batch going for $200,000 each.
India police say five ‘foreign’ fighters killed in Kashmir
Officials claim the fighters were killed in a gunfight along the de facto border with neighbouring Pakistan.
Cyclone Biparjoy disrupts power, kills two in India and Pakistan
Thousands without power as the severe cyclone makes landfall and heavy rains lash both the Indian and Pakistani coasts.
Protests across Greece as hope to find shipwreck survivors fades
Greek authorities have been criticised for not acting to rescue hundreds as their boat sank off the coast of Pylos.
Why is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to China?
Expectations are modest for Beijing and Washington in attempt to improve relations after a particularly bumpy year.
Three dead, dozens hurt as tornado devastates Texas town in US
The tornado moved through a mobile home park, mangling trailers and uprooting trees, according to a witness.
World breaks average temperature record for June: EU
EU Copernicus Climate Change Service says start of June saw global surface air temper break heat records for the period.
US military chief says Ukraine offensive a ‘very difficult fight’
US General Mark Milley says Ukraine making 'steady progress' in counteroffensive that is 'very violent' and costly.
Seoul salvages part of rocket from North Korea’s failed launch
Pyongyang attempted to send its first military spy satellite into orbit last month, but the rocket crashed into the sea.
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in sexual assault claim
The former UFC star is alleged to have assaulted a woman in a toilet at an NBA final, the woman's lawyer says.
At least 15 killed, 10 injured in bus crash in Canada’s Manitoba
The accident happened when a small bus and truck collided at a highway junction and the bus caught fire.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 478
As the war enters its 478th day, these are the main developments.
Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards said widespread use of torture by Russian forces appears deliberate.
Closing arguments made in Tree of Life synagogue shooting case
Deliberations are under way in a case centred on the 2018 massacre at Pittsburgh synagogue that killed 11 congregants.
‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira indicted on six federal charges
The Air National Guard member is accused of leaking military secrets on Discord chatrooms, leading to his April arrest.
UAE visa ban for Lebanese nationals to be lifted soon: Official
Lebanese citizens have reported in recent weeks that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted.