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Morocco appoints its first female prime minister after election victory

Morocco has appointed its first woman as prime minister after she won the elections. Her appointment by the king makes her the second woman to lead a...

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Evan Gershkovich describes detention by Russian agents

US journalist Evan Gershkovich has described being detained by Russian agents after his arrest in Russia in 2023 and subsequent 16-year sentence on es...

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Man charged after AI crocodile image prompts Singapore reservoir search

A man has been charged in Singapore after an AI-generated image showing a crocodile at the city’s largest reservoir triggered a search operation. He c...

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Israeli settlers set fire to two West Bank homes and block family’s return

Two homes belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire during an attack by Israeli settlers in a West Bank village. Israeli security forces were...

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Evan Gershkovich describes moment he realised he was a pawn in Russia

US journalist Evan Gershkovich has described being lured into what he believed was a trap before spending 16 months in a Russian jail. He said he reco...

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Spain proposes eviction ban and automatic rental contract renewals after protests

Spain has announced housing measures including a proposed ban on evictions until 2030 and the automatic renewal of tenant contracts, following protest...

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Police investigate alleged rape at Indian university as hostels are emptied

Police are seeking to establish whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University in India, amid unrest at the institution and repo...

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Luxury-style units found inside Indonesian prison during inspection

A surprise inspection at an Indonesian prison uncovered apartment-like units apparently used by inmates, with televisions, a gym and fridges containin...

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Australia balances concern over China’s military power with trade ties

Australia is facing a difficult strategic relationship with China, whose growing military strength is causing concern while Beijing remains the countr...

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Spanish pensioner, 87, can return home after eviction, lawyer says

Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old pensioner in Spain, can move back into her home following an eviction that prompted large-scale protests across the...

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Argentina gives UK two weeks to halt Falkland Islands oil project

President Javier Milei has given a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped, as Argentina threatens legal action against the...

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Hurricane Polo expected to make landfall north of Cabo San Lucas

Category-three Hurricane Polo is approaching Mexico and is expected to bring threatening winds as it makes landfall north of Cabo San Lucas on the Baj...

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Egyptian officials convicted over kidnapping of Cambridge student Giulio Regeni

Egyptian officials have been convicted over the kidnapping of Giulio Regeni, whose tortured body was found days after he disappeared during a research...

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Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab

An Iranian court has upheld a sentence of lashes against singer Parastoo Ahmadi after she was convicted of offending public decency over a livestreame...

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Hundreds of women protest in Delhi after sexual assaults

Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Delhi to protest following a string of sexual assaults, according to a report from the city.

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Judge sets £100,000 bail condition for Rwanda genocide accused

A judge has imposed a £100,000 bail condition on Brown, who is accused of killing, directing or encouraging the deaths of members of Rwanda’s Tutsi et...

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Trump-Xi summit leaves key questions unanswered

The Washington summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has drawn attention to the issues the two leaders did not address publicly, as well as the d...

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