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Russia is holding a Victory Day parade in Moscow on Saturday

Ukraine, Russia confirm US-brokered three-day truce, prisoner swap

The United States saw 108,000 overdose deaths in 2022, of which 73,000 were linked to synthetic opioids

Synthetic opioid crisis

US authorities warn World Cup visitors of fentanyl-laced drugs

Health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius in the waters off Praia

Online misinformation

Hantavirus scare revives Covid-era conspiracy theories

Rescue workers comb through the site of a China Eastern Airlines crash in March 2022, near Wuzhou in southwestern China's Guangxi province

One of China's biggest aviation disasters

Report revives speculation China Eastern crash was deliberate

Finn Allen made 100 not out from 47 balls to steer Kolkata Knight Riders to an eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals

Kolkata keep playoff hopes alive

Allen ton powers Kolkata to fourth win in a row in IPL

The Eisbach wave in Munich was a popular tourist attraction before it was removed in October

'Part of Munich's way of life'

Surf's up again on Munich river after choppy year

The ship left Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina on April 1

Urged against unnecessary drama

French couple from virus-hit ship describe voyage as 'unlikely adventure'

This video grab image obtained April 28, 2020 courtesy of the US Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with "unidentified aerial phenomena"

As far back as 1940s

Is there anybody out there? Pentagon releases secret UFO files

Following the start of the war with US-Israeli attacks on February 28, Iran largely closed the Strait of Hormuz and the US later imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports

Renewed clashes

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The modest decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that drew rebukes from both supporters' groups and FIFA

Following outrage from fans

Rail fare to World Cup final stadium is cut ... to $105

The health care sector has been powering the US labor market, adding jobs as the country's population ages

Unemployment rate stable

US job growth beats expectations but consumer confidence at all-time low

Pope Leo XIV addressed the crowd in Pompeii

Anniversary of May 8, 2025 election

'Blessed' Leo marks one year as pope with southern Italy visit

Tyler shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including 'Lost in France' and 'It's a Hearthache'

After emergency surgery

Singer Bonnie Tyler in induced coma in Portugal

Hundreds of fishermen in a coastal town on Java island in Indonesia have been forced to stop going out to sea and their livelihoods are at risk because of rising fuel prices

Operational costs too high

Rising fuel prices strand hundreds of Indonesian fishermen

The site surrounding Chernobyl nuclear plant has been largely deserted since 1986, when the plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown

Defunct nuclear plant

Forest fire burns near Chernobyl nuclear plant after drone crash

This video grab image obtained April 28, 2020 courtesy of the US Department of Defense shows part of an unclassified video taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with "unidentified aerial phenomena"

As far back as 1940s

Pentagon releases previously secret files on UFOs

A century by captain Najmul Hossain Shanto helped Bangladesh to reach 301-4 on the first day of the first cricket Test against Pakistan in Mirpur

'One of the best I have seen'

Shanto century puts Bangladesh on top in Pakistan Test

Poland, which sits on the eastern flank of both the EU and NATO, is the biggest beneficiary of the European loan programme for defence

Security Action for Europe

Poland signs 44-bn-euro EU defence loan deal to modernise military

Just 24 percent of Europeans view America positively, according to the survey

Negative views of US jump among Europeans: polls

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expected 'a serious offer' from Iran

Middle East conflict

Rubio says expecting Iran response to US proposal on Friday

Map of Ghana

Bales and bundles

Ghana artist's billboard campaign takes aim at fast fashion fallout

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied any wrongdoing in the Phala Phala scandal

$4 million cash-heist scandal.

South Africa top court revives impeachment inquiry against president

Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea has been criticised in France where it is under investigation after demanding fuel surcharges from customers because of the energy shock from the war

High energy prices

Airlines banned from adding fuel charges after ticket purchase: EU

In Kenya, President Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit bringing together African leaders and business executives

After years of strained ties

Macron seeks to cement Africa legacy with Kenya summit

Bahais have long been persecuted in Iran

Decades of persecution

'Scapegoating': Iran's Bahais feel brunt of crackdown

Myanmar announced the discovery of an 11,000-carat ruby, but did not give a precise value

Most expensive rubies in the world

Myanmar says massive 11,000-carat ruby discovered

The Federal High Court in Abuja is hearing the trial of civilians allegedly linked to the coup

Three dozen officers on trial

What to know about Nigeria's court martial over 2025 coup plot

Hostage-taking at German bank over, no one hurt: police

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