UK PM called health chief ‘hopeless’, leaked texts reveal
Former aide to Boris Johnson publishes WhatsApp messages featuring damning verdict on Matt Hancock.
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Peru: Pedro Castillo claims victory, his opponent fights results
Left-wing candidate Castillo is 44,058 votes ahead of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president.
Germany steps up tax evader crackdown with Dubai data purchase
Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said the country is using 'all means to uncover tax offenses'.
China steps up campaign to rein in soaring raw material inflation
China also told state-owned enterprises to limit exposure to overseas commodities markets, sources tell Bloomberg.
Infographic: Meet the men allowed to run for president in Iran
Here are the candidates running in the race for an impactful presidency facing myriad key issues.
Many killed in monsoon flash floods, landslides in Bhutan, Nepal
The two Himalayan nations have been lashed by heavy rains in the last three days as the annual monsoon season begins.
‘Our only option’: Myanmar civilians take up arms for democracy
Civilians are training with ethnic armed groups and setting up cells in cities, but face a formidably armed military.
Israel launches air raids on Gaza Strip
Israeli air raids on Gaza come after Palestinians in besieged enclave sent incendiary balloons into southern Israel.
Biden to nominate Thomas Nides as US ambassador to Israel
US president to nominate Wall Street banker and ex-State Department official Thomas Nides after months-long delay.
CAIR calls on Hilton hotels to drop Xinjiang project
The Council on American-Islamic Relations urges Hilton to drop plans to build a hotel on site where a mosque once stood.
Colombia protest leaders suspending weekly demonstrations
Spokesman for national strike committee says fight for better social and economic policies will continue.
California and New York reopen as US passes 600,000 COVID deaths
The two large US states lifted their remaining restrictions, paving the way for a close to normal summer for Americans.
Weinstein can be extradited to LA for sex assault charges: Judge
Former Hollywood mogul faces extradition to California in spite of lawyer's arguments he needs medical care in New York.
Algeria’s FLN wins most seats in parliament
The FLN party's 105 seats were well short of the 204 needed to secure a majority in the 407-seat parliament.
Gaza: Protests against Israeli far-right march through Jerusalem
Hundreds in the besieged enclave rally against so-called 'March of the Flags' taking place in occupied East Jerusalem.
US police shooting of Black man in Georgia echoes Breonna Taylor
Atlanta police burst into the apartment where Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was lying down and shot him, family lawyer says.
Infamous human smuggler sentenced to 18 years in Ethiopian prison
Eritrean Tewelde Goitom, known as Welid, was in late April found guilty of five charges of trafficking individuals.
US seeks to fine Air Canada over extreme delays with refunds
US is trying to slap Air Canada with a $25.5m fine over delayed refunds to thousands of passengers.
Ontario to help search for residential school burial sites
Canada's largest province investing $8.2m to help identify sites at schools Indigenous children were forced to attend.
Surging inflation in Nigeria fuels crime wave, says World Bank
Africa's biggest economy is gripped by soaring food prices, high unemployment and surging inflation.