Russia declares troop draft done; Ukraine says ‘new wave’ needed
About 82,000 soldiers have been sent to the combat zone and rest of the reservists are in training, defence chief says.
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Trump stands by his own platform as Musk takes over Twitter
Former President Donald Trump, who was banned from Twitter, says he plans to stick with his own social media platform.
Belarus blacklists 625 opposition figures as ‘extremists’
List banning people from holding public office and other activities includes opposition activists and journalists.
Ethiopia’s Tigray runs out of medical supplies as malaria spreads
WHO says region out of vaccines, antibiotics and insulin as deaths from preventable diseases such as malaria rise.
New Delhi gives itself power over social media content moderation
New rules provide Indian government control over content moderation decisions that social media firms make.
US rock ‘n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87
Pioneering musician known for hits such as Great Balls of Fire and his tumultuous personal life has died.
Spanish football fan walking to Qatar ‘arrested in Iran’
Sanchez Cogedor's mother says the foreign ministry confirmed her son was being held in Iran and was in good health.
US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie
Treasury Department accuses the 15 Khordad Foundation of inciting violence by offering a bounty of more than $3m.
US consumer spending rises strongly even as wage growth moderates
Private industry wage growth slowed considerably in a sign of some progress in the fight against high inflation.
Battle for Bakhmut heats up as Russian forces edge closer
Ukrainian soldiers have been fighting advancing Russian forces near the city in the eastern Donbas region.
Saudis ‘second largest investors’ in Twitter after Musk takeover
KHC and the private office of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal are jointly the second largest investors after Elon Musk.
US midterm elections: Barack Obama hits the campaign trail
Democrats hope former president can help them keep control of Congress - in most midterms, the incumbents lose seats.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband ‘violently assaulted’
Assailant in police custody, Pelosi's office says, as motives of attack at speaker's San Francisco home remains unclear.
Clashes break out, fires lit at overcrowded Cyprus migrant centre
Clashes appear to have broken out between two groups in the reception centre, according to police.
Iran protests continue as UN ‘concerned’ at detainees’ treatment
UN human rights group said Iran is harassing families of detainees and moving injured protesters to detention facilities
Photos: Pakistan’s fishers submerged in ‘climate anxiety’
Deadly floods have triggered 'climate anxiety' in the fishing community, a term with no equivalent in their language.
Nigeria ups security as US orders diplomats’ families to leave
Police beef up security in Abuja as US issues evacuation order citing 'heightened risk of terrorist attacks'.
Pakistan ex-PM Khan and supporters set off on march to Islamabad
Imran Khan and his supporters have begun a march from Lahore to Islamabad to demand early elections.
UN calls for energy sector overhaul to avoid climate catastrophe
UN climate experts say keeping global warming below 1.5C requires major social and economic transformation.
Chechen leader Kadyrov admits high losses among unit in Ukraine
Chechen leader Kadyrov said 23 of his fighters were killed and 58 others wounded in artillery shelling by Ukraine.