Key takeaways from US Congress hearing on January 6 Capitol riot
Trump took centre stage as US lawmakers pushed to highlight the danger and violence of the 2021 attack on US Capitol.
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Gamefowl millionaire: Thai women find fortunes in cockfighting
Breeding gamefowl rather than putting them in a ring to fight has become a lucrative business.
US Jan 6 committee hearing focuses on Trump – A timeline
Trump 'summoned rioters', lit flame of attack on Capitol and failed to stop it, says committee vice-chair Liz Cheney.
Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time
US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit's agenda.
Biden administration opens civil rights probe of Louisiana police
US investigation will focus on whether state police regularly use excessive force, discriminate against Black people.
Ukraine-Russia live news: Kherson Putin’s ‘laboratory of horrors’
Michael Carpenter says Moscow's plan to annex Kherson lays bare 'its vision of a subjugated, Russified Ukraine'.
‘Taking it back’: Vladimir Putin likens self to Peter the Great
Russian president draws parallels between Peter the Great's founding of St Petersburg and modern-day Russia's ambitions.
Iran says it expects confiscated oil cargo to be returned in full
Tehran's remarks come after a Greek court ruling quashed an original decision to confiscate the Iranian oil cargo.
Nigeria: ISIL affiliate blamed for church massacre
But security experts say the armed group ISWAP might not be behind the Owo killings despite the government’s accusation.
COVID origins: WHO ‘open to any and all scientific evidence’
UN health agency says latest investigation into origins of COVID-19 was inconclusive amid a lack of data from China.
Patrick Lyoya: Michigan officer charged with second-degree murder
Officer faces second-degree murder charge in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in early April.
UN calls for accountability after WHO worker killed in Myanmar
The WHO says Myo Min Htut was shot dead in Mawlamyine in Mon State in unclear circumstances on Wednesday.
US jobless rate rose last week, but demand for workers still high
Labor Department report shows unemployment rolls remained at a more than 52-year low at the end of May.
Five US Marines killed in aircraft crash in California desert
The MV-22 Osprey aircraft went down on Wednesday during training in a remote area about 185km east of San Diego.
Shireen Abu Akleh: US still thinks Israel should lead probe
Antony Blinken had called for 'independent' investigation, but State Department says US position has not changed.
Algeria suspends trade ties with Spain over Western Sahara row
Dispute over status of Western Sahara escalates as Algeria severs economic links with Spain.
Foreign fighters sentenced to death in separatist-held Ukraine
Court in breakaway region in eastern Ukraine convicts two Britons and one Morrocan accused of being 'mercenaries'.
What is South Africa’s Phala Phala farm robbery scandal about?
President Ramaphosa is at the centre of an international scandal involving the theft of $4m from his game farm.
Editors urge Brazil to ‘urgently step up’ search for UK reporter
Journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were last seen in a remote area of the Brazilian Amazon.
Photos: In Nigeria’s forests, loggers outnumber trees
In Nigeria, the cutting of trees for logging, farming and feeding the energy demand is putting pressure on forests.