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Ethiopian and Tigray commanders reach deal on humanitarian access

Military commanders from Ethiopia and its embattled Tigray region have agreed to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the region and form a joint disarmament...

Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire to pledge...

UN and Russia hold talks on extending wartime grain deal

Top Russian and UN officials have held talks in Switzerland to try to iron out the extension of a deal allowing Ukrainian grain shipments...

Beijing closes parks and imposes restrictions amid fresh wave of Covid cases

Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of Covid-19 cases – even as millions of...

Nothing found after US-bound flight returns to Greek airport over security scare

Nothing suspicious was found after a US-bound flight was ordered to return to Greece over a security scare, authorities said. The plane and passengers were...

‘Medical intervention’ after British-Egyptian activist escalates hunger strike

Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically after jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah escalated his hunger strike, his mother said. With relatives scrambling for details...

Chinese official purged after Tiananmen Square massacre dies aged 90

Bao Tong, a leading voice for political reform in the Chinese Communist Party who was purged after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, has died...

Emirates airline owner reports record-breaking profits

The group which owns long-haul carrier Emirates saw record-breaking half-year profits of $1.2 billion (€1.05 billion) this year as global travel rebounded after the...

Control of US congress unclear as Democrats show surprising strength in election

Control of US congress hangs in the balance as the Democrats showed surprising strength in the American midterm elections, defeating Republicans in several races...

Fire races up Dubai high-rise near world’s tallest building

A fire broke out in a 35-storey building near Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, on Monday morning. It was not immediately clear if...

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