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Friedrich Merz begins unannounced Kyiv visit as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s capital – Europe live
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Photos: Community unites in Senegal’s Dakar to clean dilapidated school
Volunteers and students prepare safer, cleaner classrooms in advance of the academic year in Senegal's capital.
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Brazil goes to polls in decisive election for future of Latin America
Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro face off in battle between leftwing incumbent and far-right son of jailed ex-president Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a highly polarised and high-stakes presidential election that could change not only the direction of Latin America’s largest country but that of the entire region. The election pits the leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term, against the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of Donald Trump and the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup after his failed 2022 re-election attempt. Continue reading...
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Kyiv bridge hit in further Russian drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
Unverified video shows a drone hitting the Northern Bridge as vehicles move across it, creating a large fireball.
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Bosnia votes in one of world’s most complicated general elections
Voters cast their ballots for a dizzying number of officials across multiple tiers of government.
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Cornell president says university ‘must do better’ after rape allegations
Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations of a woman who says she was drugged and gang raped as "deeply disturbing".
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Inside the ‘kill box’: The Yemenis who stayed behind in Houthi-held Mocha
Yemenis trapped in the Red Sea port city speak of deteriorating conditions there.