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Residents in the capital reported internet outages ahead of the parade

Moscow's Victory Day parade draws muted response from Russians

Housing dominates at home as Middle East becomes rising EU concern

Sameer Abu Salah, a 54-year-old Palestinian from Gaza, has been stranded in the occupied West Bank since the the war erupted

'No home left' for Gazans stranded in West Bank since Oct 7

The search is on for the bodies of three hikers who died in a volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Active no-go zone

Indonesia rescuers search for hikers killed in volcanic eruption

The cruise ship MV Hondius is expected to dock off Tenerife on Sunday

Minimal risk to general public

WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation

The volcanic eruption on Friday spewed an ash cloud about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air

Indonesia volcanic eruption kills three hikers: officials

A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil

Grave mental suffering

Trapped seafarers traumatised by Gulf fighting: charities

A new crop of European social media apps want to find room in a crowded market dominated by established American and Asian apps

'Perfect timing'

European minnows bid to challenge social media giants

US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche is currently the interim leader of the Justice Department -- and is enthusiastically carrying out the president's bidding

Former personal lawyer

Acting US attorney general pursues Trump grievances at Justice Dept

The demise of Spirit Airlines comes as carriers already are raising fares due to higher jet fuel costs

Upward pressure

Spirit exit likely to lead to higher US airfares, experts say

Mexico's Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado says the government has launched consultations on restricting social media for teens and children to protect their mental health

Ending a month early

Mexico to cut school year short ahead of World Cup

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar el-Gharbiyeh

War in the Middle East: latest developments

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

US fire on Iran tankers sparks reprisals as deal hangs in balance

Peru's presidential candidate Rafael Lopez Aliaga claims that election authorities are rigging the results of the April 12 election

Without providing proof

Peru presidential hopeful says electoral 'coup' underway

Staff count ballot papers at a vote-counting centre in Llandudno, north Wales after local elections

Disastrous local elections

UK PM Starmer vows to fight on after local polls drubbing

The statue depicts US President Donald Trump standing defiantly with his fist raised after a failed assassination attempt in July 2024

Eyebrow-raising effigy

Golden Trump statue is no idol for worship, pastor insists

Costa Rica's new President Laura Fernandez has promised a "firm hand" to clamp down on drug trafficking

At her inauguration

Costa Rica's new leader vows 'firm hand' against drug gangs

Major US indices finished at records again, shrugging off poor consumer sentiment data

Hopes jolted for deal to end war

Global stocks diverge, oil rises as fresh US-Iran clashes hit peace hopes

Meloni and Rubio met at her Palazzo Chigi office for almost 90 minutes

Two-day visit to Rome

Rubio urges Europeans to share the Iran burden

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

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