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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

Kenyans go wild as Arsenal earn a place in the Champions League final

Decades of drought has not dampened enthusiasm

'They looked like me': Why Arsenal became Africa's club

A spate of bear encounters including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year has sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to help trap and hunt the animals

After record 13 deaths last year

Japan confirms year's first fatal bear attack, two more suspected

Taipei has only 12 diplomatic allies, including Paraguay, after Beijing systematically poached the others in a bid to isolate the self-governed island

Rolled out red carpet

Taiwan welcomes Paraguay leader as China ramps up pressure

Beaten and tortured: ex-Ukraine marine Yaroslav Rumyantsev shows a picture of himself while he was held in a Russian prison

Widespread violence

Inside the jails where Russia breaks Ukraine prisoners 'like dogs'

The bears are now thriving at an animal rescue centre in Armenia's highlands

They need to feel 'wild'

Caged and fed 'cookies': Rescuing Armenia's captive bears

Medellin fans set a fire in the stands during the Copa Libertadores group match between Independiente Medellin and Flamengo

Home fans set off flares and lit fires

Copa Libertadores match in Colombia abandoned after crowd trouble

Australian Federal Police officers arrested the mother and daughter as they arrived at Melbourne International airport on Thursday evening.

'Crimes against humanity'

IS-linked Australian women charged with keeping slave in Syria

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