No progress in Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel: Hamas
Palestinian militant group Hamas says it is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
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French vote in election showing support for far right
Marine Le Pen's National Rally anti-immigrant party has been a longtime pariah in French politics but it's now closer to power than it has ever been.
Reformist, hardliner to contest run-off Iran election
Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 after neither of the top candidates secured more than 50 per cent of votes.
Mulitple blasts kill 18, injure 30 in northeast Nigeria
At least 18 people have been killed and 30 others injured after a series of blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno.
Farage criticises racist remarks by Reform UK worker
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he feels hurt and angry about racist comments made by a canvasser for the Reform UK party.
Biden vows to ‘get back up’, debate TV audience dips
"When you get knocked down, you get back up," US President Joe Biden has said after a debate performance against Donald Trump criticised by some Democrats.
US removes Gaza aid pier, Israeli tanks ‘shell Rafah’
US officials say a pier built off the Gaza Strip is being removed while 11 people have reportedly been killed in an Israeli attack in Rafah.
French minister warns of unrest after elections
Police may need to deal with unrest in France following parliamentary elections, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says.
Four dead as Russia shells Ukrainian frontline villages
Russian shelling of frontline villages in eastern Ukraine has killed four people as an attack on a residential building in Dnipro kills another.
US top court raises bar for Jan 6 obstruction charge
The US Supreme Court has made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against Donald Trump.
Princess Anne leaves hospital after head injury
Princess Anne has left hospital where she was treated for minor head injuries and a concussion thought to have been caused by a horse.
Farage ‘let down’ by campaigners as UK election looms
Nigel Farage says he has been let down after Reform UK campaigners were recorded making racist and homophobic remarks a week out from the general election.
Democrats in damage control after Biden’s shaky debate
A stumbling effort by President Joe Biden in the first US election debate has renewed worries among some Democrats about his chances against Donald Trump.
Israel pushes deeper into southern and northern Gaza
Israeli tanks have pushed further into part of Rafah, forcing thousands of Palestinians to flee, while also continuing their advance against Hamas in Gaza City.
Ukraine signs security pact with European Union
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed security agreements with the European Union at a summit in Brussels.
Israel storms Gaza City neighbourhood, bombs Rafah
Israeli forces have told Palestinians to leave a Gaza City neighbourhood as tanks and drones moved in, while also targeting remaining militants in Rafah.
Kenya police clash with protesters as tax plan dropped
Seven people have reportedly been rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds in the town of Homa Bay in western Kenya amid continuing anti-president protests.
Tabloid’s lawyer accuses Prince Harry of ‘obfuscation’
A lawyer for the publisher of the Sun tabloid has accused Prince Harry of trying to obfuscate evidence it was seeking.
Biden and Trump to face off in presidential debate
US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump each have vulnerabilities that mean they have little room for error in their first election debate.
Sunak, Starmer clash in testy final UK election debate
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have tussled over tax, immigration, gender and Brexit in their final debate before next Thursday's UK election.
Bolivian police arrest general after coup attempt
Bolivia's president has urged his people to rise up to defend democracy as police arrested a military general who led an "attempted coup d'etat".
Assange returns as US insists his actions risked lives
Officials in Washington DC insist Julian Assange's actions put its agents at risk of harm while a US judge says no victim has been identified.
Kenyan president withdraws tax rise plan after protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has told the public "I concede," in a speech where he said he will scrap plans to raise various taxes, following deadly unrest.
UK Conservatives support falls after betting scandal
The polls were already bleak for Britain's ruling Conservatives and now a betting scandal is pushing their support even lower just days before the election.
Assange lands in Australia after US guilty plea
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has returned to Australia aboard a charter jet hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets.
Zelenskiy presents new commander to Ukraine troops
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has visited frontline forces in eastern Ukraine, where he introduced troops to their new joint forces commander.
NATO picks Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next boss
Mark Rutte has promised to lead NATO "with great vigour" after the outgoing Dutch PM was chosen as secretary-general at a critical time for the alliance.
Russia begins secret spying trial for US reporter
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian court as his trial for espionage begins behind closed doors.
Assange: the WikiLeaks founder who divides opinion
Opinion is split on Julian Assange as he heads home to Australia after pleading guilty in a deal with US prosecutors to end a years-long legal battle.
Julian Assange heads home after plea deal in US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to time already served in Britain in a deal with the US that secures his freedom.
Israeli air strikes dozens across Gaza
The family of the chief of the militant Islamist group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has again been targeted in Israeli air strikes which killed his sister.