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ReutersSharaa has defended the way the elections are being held. "As a transitional period, there is a difficulty to hold popular elections due to the loss of documents, and half of the population is outside of Syria, also without...

Getty ImagesRespected figure: Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: to become Japan's Iron Lady.After two failed attempts, Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. The 64-year-old was elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on its 70th anniversary...

Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent in Jerusalem andHenri AstierReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza "in the coming days".In a televised statement, he also said "Hamas will be...

Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza have told the BBC they are hopeful that US President Donald Trump's plan for ending the war will bring their loved ones home.Viki Cohen, whose son Nimrod is among 20 hostages held...

Anti-government protesters in Georgia have attempted to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi. Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse them.Protests began after some government opposition figures called for a "peaceful revolution" against the government...

Floods have hit parts of south-east Bulgaria, killing at least three people, including two rescue workers.Hundreds of people in the region have been forced to evacuate their homes and infrastructure has been damaged.A state of emergency has been declared...

Police in Georgia have clashed with anti-government protesters trying to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi.Security forces used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators.The Caucasus country has been in crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream...

Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, although his populist ANO party fell short of an overall majority, preliminary results show.At current predictions, ANO received just under 35% of the vote, earning them 81...

More than 130 activists who were detained by Israel while taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza have been deported to Turkey, the Israeli foreign ministry said Saturday. The agency said online that the...

One of the largest tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation.The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350...