Georgia’s governing party leads key election race: Early results
The governing party takes a lead but the pro-West opposition claims victory setting stage for confrontation.
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Expected, yet stressful. How Iranians reacted to Israel’s attack
Life returned to its normal rhythm within hours in Iran, but a sense of trepidation remains.
Fact check: Does Donald Trump want to do away with the Affordable Care Act?
Kamala Harris’s campaign claims that he does.
Israel strikes Iran: What we know so far and what’s next
Israel has warned Tehran against retaliating after residents in the city woke up to explosions.
Dozens killed by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s Gezira, aid groups say
UNICEF calls for more international attention to 'the forgotten crisis' as about 25.6 million people face acute hunger.
Georgia votes in high-stakes election affecting EU membership ambitions
An alliance of pro-Western opposition parties is challenging the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream.
Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery?
Commonwealth nations have pressured the UK to discuss reparations but prime minister Keir Starmer has resisted.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 974
As the war enters its 974th day, these are the main developments.
US election: 10 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to
Harris to campaign with Michelle Obama in Michigan while Trump will have stops in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Condemnation, calls for restraint: World reacts to Israeli strikes on Iran
Israeli military says retaliatory attack 'completed', as Iran says it is 'entitled and obligated to defend itself'.
Iran says two soldiers killed in Israeli strikes on military bases
Israeli army says its response to 'months of attacks' by Iran was complete and warns Tehran against retaliation.
A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote
Experts say that Saturday's elections will define where the Caucasus nation's geopolitical future lies.
Harris and Beyonce rally on abortion rights in Texas
Harris tells huge crowd that American women now have fewer reproductive rights than their mothers and grandmothers.
Chinese hackers target Trump, Vance and Harris campaign phones: US media
FBI is investigating alleged access to mobile phone networks by people associated with Beijing.
Venezuelan opposition activist found dead after detention: Political party
The Voluntad Popular party blames the Maduro government for death of co-founder Edwin Santos.
US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration
Experts say the far right’s influence has filtered into the mainstream, transforming elections in the US and abroad.
Biden apologises for ‘sin’ of Indigenous boarding school abuses
Forced assimilation policy is a 'sin on our soul', said Biden in first-ever visit to Native American country.
13 ex-Trump officials back Kelly’s stand against Trump
The former Trump aides are 'not surprised' by Kelly's claims Trump complimented Hitler and scorned the US constitution.
Brazil seals $30bn compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapse
The dam collapse unleashed wave of tailings in disaster that killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless, flooded forests.
Lebanon added to money laundering ‘grey list’
Global watchdog adds Lebanon to its list of nations subject to increased monitoring of financial transactions.