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Yulia Navalnaya says the team is doing 'our best' to keep reaching Russians on YouTube but the Kremlin is trying to block the Western platform

Preserving his legacy

Navalny widow launches TV channel to fight Russia 'censorship'

Koos Koster, Jan Kuiper, Hans ter Laag and Joop Willemsen were killed in 1982 while filming a documentary during El Salvador's civil war

Three Salvadoran ex-military convicted of wartime killings of Dutch reporters

Lee Jae-myung, the newly elected president of South Korea, faces a bulging in-tray

From trade to birth rates

The challenges facing South Korea's new leader Lee

Venezuela's Maduro condemns Ukraine 'terrorist' attacks in Russia

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) shakes hands with France's President Emmanuel Macron in Rome

French-Italian relations

Rivals Meloni and Macron seek to mend fences in Rome talks

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk

A 'disgusting abomination'

Musk blasts Trump mega-bill days after farewell

Ecuador's National Assembly has given the green light for the establishment of foreign military bases in the country as it seeks international assistance in its battle against violent drug gangs

'Strategic cooperation'

As Ecuador battles gangs, lawmakers approve return of foreign military bases

Cuban migrants leave a center after receiving permission to cross Honduran territory in Danli, 100 km east of the capital Tegucigalpa, in March 2025

Amid fresh sanctions

Cuba warns US pressure could trigger migration surge

Palestinians mourn relatives killed near a US-backed aid center in the Rafah area, in the southern Gaza Strip

US-backed centre

27 killed as Israeli army opens fire near Gaza aid point

Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

Trump to attend NATO summit in The Hague

After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2022, Lee Jae-myung was elected head of state in a landslide

Rags-to-riches story

Lee Jae-myung's rise from poverty to the South Korean presidency

All three major South Korean broadcasters projected Lee Jae-myung as the likely winner

South Korea's centre-left leader Lee wins presidency

Portuguese police are conducting new searches at the request of the German authorities

Disappeared 18 years ago

New police search in hunt for missing Madeleine McCann

The move to try the officer over the death of Nahel, who was of north African origin, comes as new tensions have emerged over racism and security in France

To be held in 2026

French policeman to go on trial over 2023 killing of teen that sparked riots

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the pushbacks of migrants -- declared illegal by a German court -- will continue in the name of 'public safety and order'

To 'protect public safety'

Germany's Merz defends migration crackdown after court setback

Political pandemonium

Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof resigns, will continue in caretaker capacity

Annapurna is a dangerous and difficult climb, and the avalanche-prone Himalayan peak has a higher death rate than Everest

Tenth highest peak in the world

Nepal celebrates 75th ascent anniversary of Mount Annapurna

Karol Nawrocki has said he will oppose the government's progressive agenda on abortion and LGBTQ rights

Polish PM calls confidence vote after nationalist wins presidency

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the operation

Outnumbered and outgunned

'Aces up the sleeve': Ukraine drone attacks in Russia shake up conflict

A worker processes ballots after polls close in Mexico's unprecedented judicial elections

Unprecedented vote

Ruling party-aligned judges set to dominate Mexico Supreme Court

Medics and people walk at a heat stroke treatment unit at the Mina Emergency Hospital in the holy city of Mecca

Saudi readies for 'worst case scenario' in sweltering hajj

Wilders has been dubbed the 'Dutch Trump' for his bouffant dyed hair and firebrand rhetoric

Man on a mission

Wilders: firebrand 'Dutch Trump' gambles for power

Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (R) bows after losing his position in a vote in Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia

Landlocked democracy

Mongolia PM resigns after anti-corruption protests

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2025

Long-awaited call

Trump, Xi will 'likely' talk this week: White House

An Australian woman who allegedly murdered three of her husband's relatives with toxic mushrooms said she developed an interest in foraging for wild fungi during Covid lockdown

Passion for foraging

Australian woman details fungi interest before deadly meal

Anger, sadness, and disappointment

Nationalist's win dashes hopes for Polish LGBTQ, abortion rights

Morning Roundup

Bonnevoie stabbing trial begins, housing tax aid to end, and South Korea elects new president

Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca

Heat mitigation increased

Hajj pilgrims gather in Mecca under scorching desert sun

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