Israel security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank | News
The Palestinian presidency calls the decision a ‘dangerous’ Israeli ‘attempt to legalize settlement expansion’. Listen to this article | 3…
The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers
Back in 2016, 20 ships were abandoned around the world, according to the ITF. In 2025 the number…
Hong Kong court jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years
Who is Jimmy Lai?published at 01:41 GMT 01:41 GMT Image source, Getty Images Hailed by some as a…
Iran arrests leading reformist politicians
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Charming market town voted friendliest in the UK and visitors are ‘obsessed’
Is everyone up North just friendlier by nature? (Picture: Getty Images) David Hockney, Judi Dench, Ed Sheeran —…
France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA
“Only their mother can tell them apart,” one investigator is quoted as telling the court in Bobigny, north…
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven more years in prison | Iran
Iran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison…
Suspect in shooting of Russian general arrested in Dubai, says Moscow
By Emma De Ruiter with AFP, AP Published on 08/02/2026 – 13:51 GMT+1 A man suspected of shooting a deputy chief…
Thailand election 2026: PM claims election victory as early results show conservatives ahead
Thailand’s once dynamic economy has ground to a halt as political instability and the lack of structural changes…
Centre-left candidate expected to see off far right as Portugal votes in presidential runoff | Portugal
The centre-left Socialist candidate, António José Seguro, is heavily favoured to defeat the far-right populist André Ventura in…