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Has climate change brought mosquitoes to Iceland?

Iceland is no longer among the few places in the world free of mosquitoes. Scien...

Brazil’s President Lula announces he will seek a fourth...

The left-wing leader made the announcement on a trip through Asia, brushing asid...

Displaced Palestinians forced to live in Gaza’s graveyards

With no shelters left, many displaced Palestinians in Gaza have started to pitch...

NBA’s Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups arrested in sports...

Chauncey Billups's arrest was linked to an illegal poker operation tied to the M...

Gender-row boxer Lin wins gold in first event since Par...

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting and Algerian Imane Khelif were at centre of a storm in Pari...

“Mixed messaging” from White House over Gaza ceasefire

Omar Rahman talks about the mixed messaging coming from the White House over the...

Govt shutdown shows American politics “is broken”

“Every single government shutdown, typically, the party in power is the party th...

UK police arrest three men on suspicion of spying for R...

Authorities say Russia conducting increasingly bold campaign of espionage, sabot...

China faces ‘profound’ changes, vows ‘rapid’ developmen...

China's Communist Party refrains from direct mention of US trade war, but stress...

Israeli airstrikes target multiple areas across Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes have targeted multiple areas in eastern and southern Lebanon,...

Will Trump’s sanctions against Russian oil giants hurt ...

US measures against Rosneft and Lukoil will hurt Russia - but probably not enoug...

Irish presidential election: Who is running and what’s ...

A hotly contested race is anticipated following the withdrawal of one of the thr...

US dismisses Israeli parliament vote on annexing occupi...

Israel’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill to impose Israeli s...

Trump sanctions Russian oil giants after Putin summit c...

US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms to pre...

Russian drone kills two Ukrainian journalists on Donets...

Proliferation of cheap and deadly drones used by both sides makes reporting from...

FIFA tournament featuring Afghan women’s refugee team r...

FIFA confirms change of name to Afghan Women United, dropping 'refugee' from the...

Uganda rushes to finish $130m Hoima City Stadium by yea...

East Africa is gearing up to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations for the first t...

The other side of luxury tourism in Africa

As East Africa embraces luxury tourism, experts warn growth must benefit local c...

Mamdani says he’ll fight Trump on ICE raids in final NY...

Democrat Zohran Mamdani clashed with Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in New York’s...

Video: Fire destroys over 1,500 homes in Philippines

A major fire swept through a neighbourhood in the metro area of the Philippines ...

Trump, Ukraine and Europe target Russian energy as dipl...

Despite losing slivers of territory, Ukraine is confident about its long-term pr...

Why the Louvre heist feels like justice — but isn’t

A theft from a museum of empire may look like payback, yet the spoils will still...

US strikes alleged ‘narcoboat’ with threat to widen att...

The United States has launched an airstrike on what it said was a drug-smuggling...

Sudan’s Khartoum targeted by RSF drones for third day a...

Khartoum International Airport briefly reopened on Wednesday before being hit ag...

Victor Wembanyama scores 40 points as Spurs dominate Ma...

The 228cm (7-foot-5) player scored the most points in San Antonio history for an...

South Africa thump Pakistan by eight wickets to draw Te...

Maharaj, Harmer star with the ball as hosts are bowled out for 138, setting Sout...

From illusion to real peace: Trump’s test in Gaza and U...

Real peace demands Palestinian statehood, Ukrainian neutrality and the courage t...

Tanzania police arrest top Chadema official

Chadema says its deputy chair John Heche was being held at the central police st...

Simone Gbagbo: First Lady, convict and now presidential...

Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady in Cote d’Ivoire who was once wanted by the I...

Gaza funerals held for unidentified Palestinians, bodie...

Funeral procession honours deceased Palestinians amid grief as bodies are buried...

Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda rank poorly in global fraud pr...

Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia ranked near the bottom of 112 countries, ...

EU poised to agree on using frozen Russian assets to he...

Russian Foreign Ministry slams new US and EU sanctions as counterproductive, say...

Graveyards are now last option shelters in Gaza for Pal...

'Even the land for the dead is now the only refuge for the living,' one Gaza res...

Is China’s economy stalling or transforming?

China bets big on advanced technology in its five-year plan to revive the economy.

Why has Pakistan’s HPV vaccine campaign faced a backlash?

Pakistan rolled out the vaccine for the HPV virus, which causes cervical cancer,...

IOC wants no sport events in Indonesia after visa ban o...

Indonesia says it barred Israeli gymnasts from the global event to maintain 'pub...

Female footballers in north Nigeria defy cultural barri...

Women's football grows in Nigeria, but disapproval in Kwara highlights the passi...

Map of Gaza shows where Israeli forces are positioned u...

Satellite imagery shows Israel holds about 40 active military positions beyond t...

World chess body probes former champion Kramnik over US...

Vladimir Kramnik repeatedly accused fellow chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky o...

US carries out two strikes on alleged drug-smuggling bo...

The strikes are the first to take place in the Pacific, signalling an expansion ...

Tropical Storm Melissa takes aim at Caribbean, islands ...

The storm could grow into a hurricane by Friday and a major one by the late week...

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan...

Saudi Arabia’s status as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina means grand...

LIVE: UN urges Israel to allow medical evacuation from ...

World Health Organisation says 41 critical patients evacuated yesterday as Rafah...

Cuba captures alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin wanted b...

Alleged trafficker, Zhi Dong Zhang, who had escaped Mexican authorities in July,...

Louvre director recognises jewel theft failures, says s...

Laurence des Cars told France's Senate the heist exposed the museum's camera sho...

Presidents Trump, Petro trade threats as US, Colombia t...

Donald Trump calls President Gustavo Petro 'a very bad guy' as Colombian leader ...

US national debt surpasses a record $38 trillion

The figure amounts to roughly $111,000 of debt for every person in the US, think...

Trump hits Russia’s oil giants with sanctions, EU bans ...

US president imposes sanctions as his patience wears thin over Moscow's inaction...

US, Colombia tensions surge as Presidents Trump, Petro ...

Donald Trump calls President Gustavo Petro 'a very bad guy' as Colombian leader ...

Irish police arrest 23 people in second night of anti-i...

Clashes with police follow arrest of man accused of sexually assaulting a 10-yea...