‘Illusions stripped away’: What to know about the 80th UN General Assembly
Palestinian statehood, waning US support and institutional reform set to dominate the annual gathering in New York.
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Japan’s ruling LDP to pick new leader after PM Ishiba resigns
The embattled party faces mounting pressure over soaring rice prices, declining birth rates and immigration.
From Haile Selassie to crowdfunding, how Ethiopia’s GERD dam was born
After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated.
Ethiopia inaugurates GERD dam amid downstream tensions with Egypt, Sudan
Ethiopia celebrates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt and Sudan express fears over water security.
At least 21 civilians killed in Russian attack in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk
'The Russians continue to destroy lives but avoid new strong sanctions,' President Zelenskyy says.
US deployment in Caribbean ‘not training’, says defence chief Hegseth
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's remarks in Puerto Rico come amid escalating tensions with Venezuela in Caribbean.
Slain New Zealand father kept bushland hideout with weapons, police say
Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children.
Nineteen killed in Nepal protests against corruption and internet bans
Nepal protests turn deadly; home minister resigns as hospitals struggle to treat injured amid chaotic scenes.
At least 10 killed when freight train hits double-decker bus in Mexico
Authorities say more than 60 were injured in the crash, northwest of Mexico City, as the cause remains unclear.
Last Colombian soldiers released from rural village where they were held
Hundreds of people blocked soldiers on a drug-trafficking patrol from leaving a village in rural southwestern Colombia.
Trump’s alleged, suggestive birthday note to Epstein released by Democrats
After the letter was first reported by the WSJ, Trump denied he had written such a note and later sued for $10bn.
US Supreme Court allows Trump to oust FTC commissioner for now
The court action gives the justices more time to consider Trump’s request to let him fire Rebecca Slaughter.
Inside the Haitian hospital on the front line of war
Haiti’s armed groups have turned hospitals into battlegrounds. Can doctors keep treating patients in a war zone?
Spain PM Sanchez imposes arms embargo on Israel to ‘stop Gaza genocide’
Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez announces nine measures that need to be approved by the cabinet then ratified by parliament.
Argentine markets plunge after Milei’s party loses in Buenos Aires vote
Benchmark index fell 10 percent after resounding victory for Peronists signalled a tough battle for Milei in midterms.
Israeli strikes kill five in Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach
Israel claims it has struck Hezbollah targets, although the Lebanese group has not commented.
Will Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire proposal end Israel’s genocide?
Observers are sceptical that Donald Trump's US ceasefire proposal can bring Israel's genocide in Gaza to an end.
Banksy mural shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action crackdown
Banksy’s new High Court mural is thought to criticise Britain’s crackdown on Palestine Action protests.
SpaceX expands Starlink satellite network with $17bn EchoStar deal
The spectrum purchase allows SpaceX to expand the cell network's capacity and help 'end mobile dead zones'.
Supreme Court lets Trump’s controversial immigration raids continue in LA
Decision effectively allows immigration agents to use racial profiling to detain people, greenlighting sweeping raids.