France's new PM tackles first challenge of forming cabinet

Taking over from 35-year-old Gabriel Attal, a centrist half his age who was the country's first openly gay premier, Barnier pledged to take on his new task with "humility".

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns, says parliament speaker

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns amid major government reshuffle following Russia’s invasion, part of significant reset

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Russian leader Putin challenges international warrant for his arrest with visit to Mongolia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting Mongolia with no sign that the host country will bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the invasion of Ukraine

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On Germany’s electoral architecture | Explained

Why has the German constitutional court upheld the move to downsize the lower house of parliament? How does a mixed-member proportional representation system work? What are balance or overhang seats and why were they deemed unconstitutional?

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Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russia has been making incremental gains in the region at a time when Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia's Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack

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Russian editor sentenced to eight years for criticising Ukraine campaign

The editor had published online posts about civilian deaths in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha and in Mariupol

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Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day

The operation was launched as violence raged on in the other main Palestinian territory, the Gaza Strip

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U.K. doctors urge government to act over ‘vaping epidemic’

The BMA report noted that vape use among children and young people has increased almost six-fold in the last decade

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Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices

Afghan women protest Taliban law banning their voices in public through online singing videos and social media activism

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India should extradite Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh: BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

“Tremendous doubt” about Adani electricity deal among people of Bangladesh: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of BNP

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Colombo port welcomes Indian, Chinese warships on the same day

The ship’s visit marks the eighth visit of Indian Navy ships to Sri Lanka this year, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo

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Ahead of Janmashtami celebrations, Prof Yunus assures no one will be discriminated in ‘new’ Bangladesh for religious identities, political beliefs

“We will not discriminate against anyone for following a different religion or for having a different political opinion. We want to include all members of the country into one family,” Mr. Yunus said

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Libyan armed groups, authorities reach deal on security in Tripoli

The armed groups and security services “expressed their immediate willingness” to put the agreement into force

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India’s policy towards Bangladesh ‘completely failed’, says BNP leader Amir Chowdhury

India recognised the Awami League governments time and again in 2014, 2018, 2024, and in fact, played the role of an enabler for all the three elections, says the BNP leader

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Bangladesh interim government to revoke diplomatic passports issued to MPs during Hasina era

The decision implies that the diplomatic passport that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used while fleeing to India has now been revoked

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Former Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni being investigated for murder

Dipu Moni, a former Minister in ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party, has been arrested for allegedly attacking the house of a senior BNP leader

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Hezbollah says two dead, claims attacks on north Israel

The powerful Iran-backed group has exchanged regular cross-border fire with the Israeli army in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war

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Libya central bank 'suspends all operations' after official abduction

Musab Msallem, head of information technology at the Central Bank “was kidnapped by an unidentified group from his house this morning,” said the statement

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More than 18,700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency

To date, 3,101 confirmed and 15,636 suspected cases have been reported from 12 African Union member states, resulting in 541 deaths — a fatality rate of 2.89%

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Three crew on Chinese boat missing after collision off Taiwan island

Chinese-flagged boat "Min Long Yu 60877" sank after crashing into an unidentified vessel about 6.5 nautical miles off the coast of the Kinmen islands

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