Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats have narrowly beaten the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel in federal elections, according to preliminary results. SPD leader Olaf Schol... Read more
The US is to donate 500 million more doses of the Pfizer vaccine to developing nations. President Joe Biden will make the pledge at a virtual Covid-19 summit on the sidelines of the UN Gener... Read more
The UK’s refusal to recognise the Indian-made version of the AstraZeneca vaccine has triggered a firestorm of protests in India. With more than 721 million doses administered so far, C... Read more
Former US President Donald Trump is suing his niece and the New York Times over a 2018 article that alleged he was involved in “dubious tax schemes”. The lawsuit, filed in New Yo... Read more
The new Taliban mayor of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has told female municipal employees to stay home unless their jobs cannot be filled by a man. Hamdullah Nomany said the Taliban... Read more
Philippine boxing star Manny Pacquiao says he is to run for president in next year’s election. He was nominated as a candidate by a faction of the ruling party, PDP-Laban. On top of a... Read more
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, after they ordered only boys and male teachers to return to the classroom. A statement from the Islamist group saying secondary... Read more
About 3,000 health workers in France have been suspended because they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. A new rule, which came into force on Wednesday, made vaccination mandatory fo... Read more
The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific, in what’s seen as an effort to counter China. It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarin... Read more
Four elite US gymnasts have testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the abuse they suffered at the hands of disgraced former team doctor, Larry Nassar. Simone Biles and Aly Rai... Read more
A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban just days after they set up a new government in Afghanistan, senior Taliban officials told the BBC. Supporters of two rival factions repo... Read more
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military has confirmed. Japan also reported an object was fired, and that it may have been a ballistic mi... Read more
Passengers are missing after two boats collided and one of them capsized in north-eastern India. At least 100 people were on board the boats when they crashed in Assam state, a local officia... Read more
At least 41 people have died in Indonesia after a fire broke out at an overcrowded prison on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning... Read more
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