Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices
Directive aimed at government workers, but reports of wider implementation spark warnings of future Afghanistan-wide…
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Labour campaigners in Makerfield fear their sheer numbers may annoy voters
Up to 3,000 activists – including cabinet ministers and other MPs – descending on constituency to back Andy BurnhamUp…
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Russia-linked arson attacks show bad actors targeting UK, says Starmer
Prime minister says country needs to resist those who seek to ‘exploit division’ and ‘destabilise democracy’The trial…
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Ukraine bolsters its northern defences amid fears Belarus is being dragged into war
Kyiv is not taking any risks amid Moscow’s efforts to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its warRussian spy drones…
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Dubai property sales have fallen ‘off a cliff’ since start of Middle East war
Sellers of luxury villas have wiped tens of millions of pounds off asking prices, with sales down 19% in May from the…
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US must ‘force’ Israel to change its policy on Lebanon
Rami Khouri says real policy change will only happen when the US forces Israel’s hand in Lebanon.
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Activist praises Algeria’s support for Gaza orphans following World Cup def
Activist praises Algeria’s support for Gaza orphans following World Cup defeat
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Middle East crisis live: Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace deal
Chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day window; both sides sign…
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More than 13,000 seal pups die on remote Australian island amid bird flu outbreak
Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of PerthFollow…
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Racism hindered NSW police investigation into the 1988 death of Indigenous teenager Mark Haines, inquest found
Coroner overturned initial police finding of suicide, saying their investigation was ‘deeply flawed, superficial and…
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Oil prices fall, stocks rally as US, Iran sign framework to end war
Brent crude drops as much as 1.6 percent, while key stock indices in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan climb.
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NHS patients face worst drug shortages on record, say pharmacists and GPs
Supply problems pose risk to health, with common painkillers, epilepsy medication and HRT affectedBritons are facing…
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Rejoining customs union would not fix damage caused by Brexit, research finds
Exclusive: Economists find Brexit caused 12% depression in UK exports, most of which is due to leaving single…
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Western Europeans believe crime is rising despite fall in overall rates, poll finds
YouGov survey of six countries shows respondents think crime is increasing – though most trust their national police…
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The Papers: US-Iran deal and England's World Cup win
The BBC, along with other broadcasters, is not allowed to report details of campaigning while the polls are open.
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Polls set to open in Makerfield by-election
There are 14 candidates vying to be the Greater Manchester constituency's new MP.
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Best to worst - every World Cup team ranked after one game
Argentina are the defending world champions but are not the best side at this World Cup according to our BBC Sport…
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Trump’s MoU with Iran draws backlash from some Republicans
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy blasts US-Iran MoU as 'worst foreign policy blunder in decades'.
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‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney parents share anguish after siblings in pram hit and killed by car
Katherine, five, and Harry, aged 14 months, died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV in CabramattaA…
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Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York
The horse bolted and toppled over after the carriage driver stepped down to take a picture of the passengers.
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Trump and Iran's president sign initial deal aiming to end war
Iran's nuclear programme, the main reason stated by the US for the conflict, is still to be negotiated.
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Bird flu kills more than 75% of baby seals on remote Australian island, study finds
Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.
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Developing heatwave across Europe to send UK temperatures above 30C
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK with temperatures of 30C plus expected as Europe experiences a…
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Greta Thunberg joins Brussels protest against Israel
Around 100 people, including Greta Thunberg and other Flotilla activists, have rallied in Brussels.