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Iran has threatened to block further trading routes in the region, as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes on military targets.Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would remain shut until the US ended its "acts...

The opposition group is made up of former lawmakers who were elected to the National Assembly in 2015, the last time opposition parties won a majority in the legislative body.National Assembly elections held since then have either been boycotted...

Three people have been killed following an overnight Russian attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa, according to a local official. Governor of Odesa region Oleh Kiper said the "massive" drone and missile strike marked the fifth day...

Italy's Giorgia Meloni coalition government has lost a crucial vote on an amendment to electoral reform - a significant setback ahead of next year's general election.In a secret ballot in Italy's lower house of parliament on Wednesday evening, MPs...

Republican Representative Vern Buchanan of Florida, who introduced the bill in January 2025, said on Tuesday that clock changes disrupt schedules "for no good reason".Now that the House has passed the legislation, the Senate could soon take up its...

Sierra Leone's government has dropped its charges against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an attempted coup nearly three years ago.In its statement, the government did not say why it had dismissed the charges, which...

The Indian agency investigating last year's Air India plane crash that killed 260 people has said that a draft final report could be ready in October.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told the Supreme Court in an affidavit filed...

Kenya's High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes.The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion...

China's economic growth slowed sharply between the start of April and end of June as weak domestic demand and the Iran war's impact on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.Official gross domestic product (GDP) figures showed the world's...