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Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy in Southwark despite living for much of year at presidential lodge in FreetownA social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council.Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in…
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
The US military said on Tuesday it carried out strikes on Iran after an Army helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident President Donald Trump blamed on Tehran. Iran denied responsibility and vowed to respond. Washington called the attacks a “proportional…
A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of…
A father speaks of the moment his seven-month-old Palestinian son was shot dead in the West Bank by an Israeli soldier.
Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on ‘dangerous trajectory’, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predictCentral Africa’s Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale to the worst outbreak in history, west Africa’s 2014-2016 outbreak that killed…
Republican Stephen Buyer was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison, though he has maintained his innocence.
The city's governor urges residents to remain indoors for the first time since the beginning of the war.
The Russian president's refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.
The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.
Colombia's hard-right presidential frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella pledged closer ties with the United States on Tuesday after receiving US President Donald Trump's endorsement, strengthening his position ahead of a June 21 run-off election against leftist senator Ivan…
An eight-year-old boy killed in a strike on an apartment block are among the dead, officials say.
Hours after the pause was announced, the Israeli military said it had intercepted projectiles fired from Lebanon.
Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.
Department of Commerce issues guidance on chip restrictions amid concerns about loopholes in export control regime.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling bodies in Ituri province Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has…
Kenneth Law admitted charges relating to Canadian victims - but families say he should also be charged in the UK over 79 deaths in Britain.
The war in Gaza has especially affected the most vulnerable groups in the enclave; among them are children with Down syndrome. During the war, health and education services dedicated to them have largely collapsed, according to specialists and families. Many children with Down…
The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.
Ben Croll takes us through four films from the Cannes Film Festival which are being released in cinemas this week. One of France's biggest film events of the year is Antonin Baudry's "De Gaulle: Resistance", the first of a two-part WWII epic centred on French general Charles de…
Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "crush" the Iran-backed group.
The US secretary of state earlier said that an agreement could possibly come on Monday.
A US 'library' holding 3.5 million pages of documents attempts to bring accountability for victims of Jeffrey Epstein.
A large Russian ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv early on Sunday, wounding at least five people and damaging residential buildings after Moscow threatened retaliation for deadly Ukrainian drone strikes in occupied eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian and US officials had warned hours…
Fault Lines investigates forced disappearances conducted by Ecuador’s military while waging a war against drug cartels.
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
The health minister has acknowledged that medics are playing catch-up with the virus after being slow to detect it.
Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.
Residents of Ituri province fear spread of disease and economic impact of outbreak six years after the last“On public transport, in bars and at mass gatherings, everyone is talking about Ebola,” said Gloire Mumbesa, a resident of Mongbwalu, a mining town in the Democratic…
Rob Malley argues that current talks have ‘very small chance of success’.
Massie is locked in a tight congressional primary race in Kentucky against a fellow Republican endorsed by US president.
Washington and Beijing expected to extend trade truce, but analysts see only modest breakthrough in strained ties.
Beijing is arguably the most powerful competitor the US has confronted in its history, one analyst says.
Health authorities have launched international contact tracing efforts following three deaths aboard a cruise ship linked to suspected hantavirus exposure. Officials are monitoring passengers who disembarked in St. Helena, while suspected cases in Alicante and Barcelona remain…
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US opts for a "reckless military adventure" every time a "diplomatic solution is on the table".
Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.
