Italy cancels concert by Putin ally Gergiev
Kremlin critics laud the decision, as Moscow's ambassador to Italy decries a 'scandalous situation'.
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Lawyers ask that Kilmar Abrego Garcia stay in jail to avoid US deportation
Despite being wrongly deported and returned to the US, lawyers say Abrego Garcia again faces expulsion.
Hearing begins in Harvard’s case against the Trump administration
The university is suing for the restoration of more than $2bn in grants cut for hundreds of research projects.
At least 49 killed in Gaza attacks as Israel sends tanks into Deir el-Balah
Israeli military sends tanks into parts of city in central Gaza for first time since it launched the war on Gaza.
Bangladesh plane crash: What we know, what’s the latest
A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 crashed into a school in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, killing at least 19 people.
Pakistan arrests over a dozen suspects as ‘honour killing’ video goes viral
Thirteen arrested in Balochistan province for alleged involvement in the killing of a couple ordered by a tribal leader.
What is the ‘kill zone’ people in Gaza need to cross to receive aid?
Hundreds of starving, aid-seeking Palestinians in Gaza have lost their lives to Israeli aggression or starvation.
Bangladesh air force plane crashes into college campus, killing at least 19
Mostly students killed and more than 50 wounded as training aircraft crashes into campus in capital Dhaka.
Kenya activist gets bail after arrest over illegal possession of ammunition
Boniface Mwangi, a former photojournalist, was charged over alleged role in deadly antigovernment protests in June.
Syria evacuates Bedouins from clashes-hit Suwayda as shaky ceasefire holds
Bedouin families leave Druze-majority city after truce in southern province halts bloody clashes between communities.
Syria’s Bedouin clans withdraw from Druze city of Suwayda
Clashes between two communities kill more than 250 people and threaten to unravel already fragile post-war transition.
South Korea mulls allowing individual tours to North Korea as tensions ease
Unification ministry in Seoul says allowing individual tours will not violate international sanctions.
Fire on Indonesia ferry kills three, over 500 passengers jump to safety
Social media videos show terrified passengers jumping into sea as flames and black smoke billow from burning vessel.
Ecuador’s biggest drug lord ‘Fito’ extradited to US, to plead ‘not guilty’
Adolfo Macias, who was recaptured in June after escaping from prison last year, will appear in New York court on Monday.
Climate crisis causing food price spikes around the world, scientists say
Report finds extreme climate events linked to price hikes for rice, corn, cocoa, coffee, potatoes and other food items.
Death toll from S Korea rains rises to 18 as met agency warns of heatwaves
Five-day deluge unleashed flash floods and landslides that killed 18 and left nine others missing, authorities say.
Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year
Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,243
Here are the key events on day 1,243 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Israeli fire mows down starving Palestinians in Gaza as hunger deaths surge
UN says starvation in Gaza is man-made as families in the besieged territory endure 'catastrophic hunger'.
Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers on Friday
China, France, Germany, Russia and the UK are the remaining parties to a 2015 nuclear deal reached with Iran.