Taliban releases elderly British couple from Afghanistan detention
UK thanks Qatar for leading negotiations for the release of the pair after their arrest in February.
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South Korea questions $350bn investment drive amid US immigration crackdown
Seoul says that 'visa uncertainties' must be addressed before substantial investments are launched.
Does Jimmy Kimmel’s removal over Charlie Kirk violate freedom of speech?
Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel's late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson.
Trump-China TikTok deal in the works to avoid looming US ban: What we know
US lawmakers voted to ban the app in 2024 amid concerns that Beijing could access user data.
Civilians on the front line in Sudan’s ‘forgotten’ war, UN warns
Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.
LIVE: Trump says Xi call ‘productive’, leaders to meet in November
US president says the pair will meet at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea in November.
Afghanistan bans female authors from university curricula
At least 679 titles blacklisted, from books on human rights and women's rights to Western political thought.
Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.
Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for illegal drugs laboratory
Authorities say Russians and Ukrainians are collaborating to form crime rings on Indonesia's most famous holiday island.
‘We will stay’: Displaced Nigerians fear Boko Haram, stay in closing camps
Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.
LIVE: Israel kills more than 20 Palestinians as war on Gaza escalates
Mass expulsion continues from Gaza's largest urban centre as hundreds of thousands endure incessant bombardment.
US Senate approves 48 Trump nominees in a single vote
Mass approval of nominees follows rules change that make it easier to approve lower-level Trump nominations.
US approves $780m sale of Javelin missiles to Poland as Russia threat grows
The key NATO front-line state is bolstering its defence as the threat of a Russian incursion into its territory grows.
Panic in Gaza City as Israel advances on centre, ‘sandwiching’ population
People run for lives from air strikes and explosive-laden ‘robots’, as lifelines collapse in Gaza's biggest urban centre.
UK court clears the way for deportation of Eritrean asylum seeker
UK High Court ruled against Eritrean man in case that tested new 'one in, one out' migration scheme.
Can EU sanctions force Israel to stop its genocide in Gaza?
The European Commission calls for a suspension of free trade agreements with Israel in response to the war on Gaza.
US vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire demand for sixth time
'Forgive us, Palestinian brothers, sisters,' says Algerian ambassador to UN Amar Bendjama after devastating outcome.
Judge keeps block on Trump push to deport Guatemalan unaccompanied children
US federal judge rebukes the Trump administration's claims that the minors' parents wanted them deported.
Taiwan battles low birth rate with new family subsidies
Taiwanese families will receive cash incentives for newborns and fertility treatment.
Ukraine says Russia returns 1,000 bodies in latest exchange
Kyiv says exchange of bodies with Russia comes as Ukraine claims advances in the east of the country.