Libya: UN announces candidates for new transitional government
Interim leaders will oversee preparations for elections scheduled to take place by the end of the year, the UN says.
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CPTPP: UK to formally apply to join trans-Pacific trade bloc
UK says joining CPTPP would remove tariffs on food, drink and cars, while helping boost the tech and services sectors.
Russia braces for fresh protests amid crackdown on Navalny allies
Police ramp up pressure on opposition with arrests and criminal probes as Navalny allies call for new protests.
UK opens visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens
A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kong residents a pathway to British citizenship is set to go live on Sunday.
Republican lawmaker censured by party for voting to impeach Trump
Symbolic rebuke comes amid growing Republican opposition to Senate trial of ex-president, set to begin next month.
Zimbabwe elite forced to confront crippled healthcare system
Amid COVID surge that has also left many officials dead, authorities come face to face with reality long faced by poor.
‘Police everywhere, justice nowhere’: Hundreds protest in Tunisia
More than 1,000 people arrested in Tunisia over past two weeks in protests against corruption and police brutality.
Proud Boys members charged with conspiracy in US Capitol riot
Charges come as US authorities continue to investigate whether January 6 breach was preplanned and coordinated.
Several killed as bomb blast hits Afrin in northern Syria
Turkish defence ministry says five people killed and over 20 wounded in attack at industrial site at the centre of town.
Portugal close to running out of ICU beds for COVID cases
Lisbon says record 843 out of 850 ICU beds allocated for COVID-19 patients on its mainland are occupied.
Iran rejects new talks or parties in nuclear deal
Iranian foreign ministry says deal 'unchangeable' after French President Macron calls for talks to include Saudi Arabia.
US health agency orders travellers wear masks on public transport
CDC order comes as Biden administration seeks to stem high COVID-19 case numbers amid discovery of new virus variants.
‘Stop this destructive giveaway’: Fight against US mine picks up
Indigenous and environmental advocates say proposed project in Arizona would damage local ecosystems and sacred sites.
France: Hundreds protest against Amazon expansion
Demonstrators form human chain as they rally against Amazon's plan to set up facility in small southern town of Fournes.
Ireland says not informed by EU about triggering Brexit protocol
Brussels reversed plan to invoke Article 16 of post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland to restrict COVID vaccine exports.
Iran says local COVID-19 vaccine effective against UK variant
COVIran Barekat jab shown to completely defuse the UK variant of coronavirus in its human trials, officials say.
UAE to offer citizenship to select expats in rare move for Gulf
Investors and professionals including scientists, doctors and writers will be eligible for naturalisation.
Iraqi anger grows after election postponement
Iraq’s leaders, fearing defeat in planned June vote, manoeuvred to delay election to buy time, analyst says.
Solar technology assists Gaza’s contaminated-water emergency
Israel-based company donated three solar-powered water-making machines to Gaza to help with the crisis.
France’s Le Pen, at record high in a poll, proposes hijab ban
Controversial leader says the covering is representative of an ideology she described as 'totalitarian and murderous'.