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Belarus flights redirected after Roman Protasevich's arrest

Several European airlines have said that they will not fly over Belarus, days after a dissident journalist was arrested on a flight diverted to Minsk. ...

China ultramarathon: Severe weather kills 21 runners

Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. ...

Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on a company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. ...

New York prosecutor says Trump inquiry now 'criminal'

The New York attorney general's office says it is investigating the Trump Organization "in a criminal capacity". ...

Migrants reach Spain's Ceuta enclave in record numbers

At least 6,000 migrants have reached Spain's Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say. ...

Thailand: Record number of Covid cases as prison clusters grow

Thailand has seen its highest number of daily Covid cases, with the majority of the new infections stemming from the country's overcrowded prisons. ...

India's Covid crisis hits Covax vaccine-sharing scheme

The international scheme to ensure equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is 140 million doses short because of India's continuing Covid crisis. ...

Taliban capture Afghan district ahead of Eid ceasefire

The Taliban have taken control of a district near the Afghan capital, Kabul, a day before a three-day ceasefire is due to begin. ...

US fuel pipeline hackers 'didn't mean to create problems'

A cyber-criminal gang that took a major US fuel pipeline offline over the weekend has acknowledged the incident in a public statement. ...

Agent Orange: French court rejects lawsuit against chemical companies

A French court has thrown out a bid by a former journalist to hold companies to account for supplying the toxic herbicide "Agent Orange" during the Vietnam War. ...

Chinese rocket debris crashes into Indian Ocean - state media

The remains of a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back towards Earth have crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country's space agency says. ...

Nigeria Rivers attack: Gunmen kill at least seven police officers

A manhunt is underway after a night of violence left at least seven police officers dead in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers State on Friday. ...

Sinopharm: Chinese Covid vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency approval for the Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm. ...

Saudi Arabia wants to see 'verifiable deeds' from talks with Iran, says official

A Saudi foreign ministry official said on Friday that talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran aim to reduce regional tensions, but added it was too early to judge the outcome and Riyadh wanted to see "verifiable deeds". ...

Amnesty apologises to Alexei Navalny over 'prisoner of conscience' status

Amnesty International has apologised to Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny and reversed a decision to stop calling him a "prisoner of conscience". ...

France launches campaign to end selfies on rail tracks as incidents rise

France's national rail operator is warning people not to take selfies on tracks as reported incidents rise during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

George Floyd: Four police officers charged with violating civil rights

Four ex-police officers have been charged with violating the civil rights of African-American George Floyd, whose murder in Minneapolis last year sparked global outrage. ...