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Benin’s opposition loses all parliamentary seats, provisional results show
Electoral commission says two parties aligned with President Patrice Talon win all 109 seats in the assembly.
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Peace boards and technocrats won’t stem out Palestinian resistance
Any governance structure that does not take into account the Palestinian national aspirations is doomed to failure.
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Syria announces ceasefire agreement with Kurd-led SDF after heavy fighting
Agreement will see government takeover of SDF controlled areas, and SDF integration into Syrian military.
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LIVE: Senegal vs Morocco – AFCON final
Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the 2025 AFCON final in Rabat.
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Sudan’s people endure ‘horror and hell’ in war, says UN rights chief
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk visits Sudan and says people in country are going through 'hell'.
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Jagan Chapagain: Is the global humanitarian system breaking down?
The IFRC chief on US aid cuts, attacks on aid workers and whether neutrality can survive modern wars.
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Police chief steps down after UK fallout from ban on Tel Aviv football fan
UK police chief retires after backlash over banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year.
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Recent fighting in Syria is “a nightmare scenario for the US”
“This is the nightmare scenario for Western policymakers.”
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The threat against Greenland shows that we need to stop appeasing Trump
The world must unite in standing up to imperial bullying and preserving the rules-based order.
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Who’s on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and why does Israel have objections?
US President Donald Trump has named high-level members of his ‘Board of Peace’ to oversee Gaza’s post-war transition.
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Syrian army advances on SDF stronghold of Raqqa: What’s the latest?
Military takes control of Tabqa in Raqqa governorate, and President al-Sharaa signs a decree recognising Kurdish rights.
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Syria’s al-Sharaa restores citizenship and language rights to Syrian Kurds
Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa has signed a decree formally restoring citizenship and language rights to Syrian Kurds.
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Italy’s PM Meloni calls Trump’s Greenland tariffs on Europe a mistake
Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has criticised US President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on European countries.
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‘Everything is bad’: Fear and anxiety grip Iranians abroad amid protests
Iranians in the diaspora express worry about loved ones during an internet shutdown and deadly demonstrations.
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Alcaraz, Sabalenka make stuttering starts to Australian Open 2026
Top seeds are pushed despite straight-sets wins as the tennis Grand Slam gets under way on a hot day in Melbourne.
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Israel recognises Homesh settlement to “prevent a Palestinian state”
“So, whether you call it a settlement or an outpost actually doesn't matter. They're all war crimes.”
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Voters in Portugal electing new president, could be far-right winner
Among the frontrunners is Andre Ventura, whose far-right party is the second-largest in parliament.
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Israeli attacks wound civilians across Gaza in latest ceasefire violations
Gaza City, al-Mawasi and Bureij refugee camp all come under Israeli air attacks and gunfire.
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Syrian government forces seize strategic town in Raqqa as SDF retreats
The Syrian army captures Tabqa, intensifying their push against Kurdish-led forces east of the Euphrates River.
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Just like Venezuela, Iran, too, is expendable for Russia
Moscow is focused on winning in Ukraine; all else is a means to that end.
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