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US to shut five consulates as critics fear China could fill diplomatic vacuum
El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year
Wednesday briefing: How misinformation and a hardened immigration policy turned Ceuta into Europe’s latest flashpoint
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones
Stronger EU borders needed after Ceuta crisis, von der Leyen says
Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media
Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’
Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating
US revokes Brazil ambassador’s visa in escalation of diplomatic feud
Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people
New Zealand capital delights in rare snowfall as southern city residents ski down world’s steepest street
‘Our new champion’: Philippines swept up in tennis fever after Alex Eala’s historic win
Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters
Nine Lives, the feral cat that terrorised New Zealand’s rare ducks, is caught after three years
Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures
Nearly 1,500 properties bought using Australia’s first home buyers' 5% deposit scheme converted into investments
‘Just an easy cash grab’: why Jetstar is charging customers for carry-on luggage
Chris Bowen vows to override Queensland and NT to force renewables-powered AI datacentres
Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations
Test for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first place
The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe
Zelenskyy calls for more air defences as Russian attack on Kyiv kills at least 17
Head of drone manufacturer critically injured in car bomb in Russia
Bomb disposal robot deployed after drone carrying explosives found at German airport
Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – as it happened
Iran and Oman agree on coordinates of route through strait of Hormuz, says Iranian foreign ministry – as it happened
Understanding reached on coordinates for shipping route through Hormuz, Iran says
Israel strikes southern Lebanon killing one and injuring 11
Rubio hopes US can reach Hormuz deal with Iran ‘very shortly’ as officials say progress has been made – as it happened
Iran’s president denies threatening to resign during talks over strait of Hormuz
Exiled PM vows to return to Bangladesh despite execution threat
Pakistani authorities ban international media from reporting in most of country
Pakistan precinct suspends all 78 officers and staff over alleged rape at police station
‘I just want to find them’: deadly cloudbursts devastate Kashmir’s mountain communities
India’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests
Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigns amid accusations of plagiarism
Cambridge announces investigation into professor accused of plagiarism
More than 1,100 people convicted of illegal arrival in UK since 2022
Woman arrested after four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden
Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – as it happened
‘We took on the machine’: El-Sayed celebrates triumph over outside spending after winning Democratic nomination in Michigan Senate race – live
Senate confirms Trump pick Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
New York City transit auctions off last MetroCard machines: ‘Wild home decor idea’
Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed
