International
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Severe flooding kills 66 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
A further four people have died in Kenya after heavy rain caused widespread flooding, police said, taking the number to…
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Israel says it still has thousands of targets in Iran, as Trump and Starmer discuss Strait of Hormuz
We’ve ended our live coverage of the Iran war on this page. You can follow all the latest updates on our…
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French aid worker among three killed in drone strikes in rebel-held DR Congo city
A French national working for the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, the French president has…
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Oil price surges back to about $100 as explosions reported on two more foreign ships in Gulf
Oil prices continue to rise despite major countries agreeing to release a record amount of oil from their emergency reserves in an…
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Arrests, accusations and arguments – the Mugabe family after losing power
The arrest in South Africa of the youngest son of ex-Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has brought renewed attention to the…
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US says 16 Iranian mine-laying ships ‘eliminated’, as Iran launches attacks across region
US Central Command says US forces have “eliminated” 16 Iranian mine-laying ships in the Strait of Hormuz, after President Trump warned…
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Guinea opposition leader urges ‘direct resistance’ after 40 parties dissolved
Guinea’s main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo has said that “direct resistance” to the country’s coup leader–turned–president is now the…
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Rising prices, mixed messages: Iran war is fraught with political risk for Trump
President Donald Trump and his administration have so far offered mixed messages and contradictory explanations on the joint US-Israeli military…
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Heavy rains and flooding kills at least 23 in Nairobi
At least 23 people have been killed in Nairobi after heavy rain overnight caused severe flooding in Kenya’s capital city.…
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Oil price passes $100 a barrel for first time since 2022, as Khamenei’s son named new Iranian leader
The benchmark oil price has passed $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, as the war in the…
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