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Africa

  • People carry an injured man from the back of a van

    At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria

    Authorities say 19 more were seriously injured in blasts at wedding, hospital and funeral in country’s north-east
  • Hope Hostel in Kigali, Rwanda

    More than £320m spent on Rwanda policy will be lost if Tories lose election

  • People form a line

    Sudan on precipice of famine ‘beyond imagination’, says outgoing UN aid chief

  • People seen from behind, carrying possessions on their back.

    ‘Nowhere to go’: people trapped in eastern DRC as rebel militia seize key town

  • Supporters of Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, attend the final campaign rally in Nouakchott.

    Voters in Mauritania’s fledgling democracy head to the polls

  • Protesters stand on a street holding a sign that says ‘Rex Masai avenue’. Some are also holding Kenyan flags and one person stands with their fist raised in the air

    Kenya’s youth-driven protest movement at crossroads as it considers future

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Americas

  • General view of downtown city

    Belize crackdown on gang-related killings leads to dozens of arrests

    State of emergency imposes curfew on young people and gives police powers to detain suspects for up to 90 days
  • Bolivian president Luis Arce outside the government palace in La Paz after the confrontation

    Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity

  • A satellite image of the Atlantic and Caribbean with a circular storm visible.

    Tropical Storm Beryl predicted to turn into first hurricane of season

  • An indigenous Aymara woman walks past police officers stationed in La Paz, Bolivia, on Friday

    Bolivia coup attempt: ex-army chief given six months ‘preventive detention’, says prosecutor

  • The Nunavut and Canadian flags.

    Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’

  • Canada’s parliament

    Canadian man makes history after receiving zero election votes: ‘I am the true unity candidate’

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Asia Pacific

  • The South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, boards the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier during the trilateral ‘Freedom Edge’ military exercise.

    North Korea says drills by South Korea, US and Japan show nations have developed ‘Asian Nato’

    Pyongyang calls ‘Freedom Edge’ drills involving fighter jets and nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier ‘provocative’
  • A person passing an illuminated sign on a wall reading: 'IQOS - This changes everything'

    Tobacco giant accused of ‘manipulating science’ to attract non-smokers

  • Li Shangfu in military uniform, sitting at a table at an event

    Chinese Communist party expels two ex-defence ministers for corruption

  • People stand in a line outside the High Court in London

    NCA failure to investigate imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court rules

  • A large illuminated display reading 'Shein' with clothes rails in the background

    Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s LSE flotation

  • Incheon airport in Seoul

    Rubbish-filled North Korea balloons prompt closure of Seoul airport

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Australia

  • Jordan (not her real name) made a complaint to the medical regulator after jaw surgery under the care of Dr George Dimitroulis

    Melbourne jaw surgeon may face legal action from second patient alleging negligence

    Exclusive: Dr George Dimitroulis has not yet been required to respond to claims, but previously denied negligence in relation to first case reported by Guardian Australia
  • The Greens member for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather at a press conference in the Mural Hall of Parliament House in Canberra this afternoon. Thursday 22nd June 2023. Photograph by Mike Bowers. Guardian Australia

    Negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts to cost Australian budget $165bn over 10 years, analysis reveals

  • A stained glass window depicting Matthew Flinders in a church

    Explorer ‘who named Australia’ to be reburied in Lincolnshire village where he was born

  • Fatima Payman sitting in the Australian parliament

    Fatima Payman leaves Labor with little choice after vowing to cross floor again

  • David Pocock

    Beer advertisements shown to kids during streamed TV programs like Lego Masters

  • Labor senator Fatima Payman leaves the chamber after crossing the floor to vote with the Greens in the Senate on Tuesday.

    Fatima Payman indefinitely suspended from Labor caucus – as it happened

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Europe

  • A man places a vote in a ballot box, watched by three electoral supervisors

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    France election live: polls close soon with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally expected to be in lead – live

    Voting under way for snap election unexpectedly called by Emmanuel Macron after his allies performed poorly in European elections
  • Sevington inland border facility sign in Ashford, Kent

    UK and EU horticulture firms warn of harm caused by post-Brexit border delays

  • Marine Le Pen votes in Henin-Beaumont in the first round of the French legislative elections

    Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high

  • At least 7 killed, 30 injured after Russian strike hits Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia<br>VILNIANSK, ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST, UKRAINE - JUNE 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'KHERSON REGIONAL MILITARY ADMINISTRATION OF UKRAINE / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A view of damaged shop after a Russian missile strike hit Vilniansk city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine on June 30, 2024. At least 7 people were killed, and more than 30 people were injured, eight of them were children after the attack. Residential buildings, shops, public buildings, critical infrastructure, and vehicles have been damaged, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on its social media account. (Photo by Kherson Reg.Mil. Administration/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Zelenskiy calls for more air defences after latest deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine

  • Bullet holes in door of building as police inspect scene

    One person dead after gunmen open fire at wedding in France

  • A Guardia Civil helicopter searching the Masca ravine

    Jay Slater mountain search is over, say Tenerife police

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Middle East

  • Israeli soldiers stand guard near the Israeli-Gaza border overlooking the Shujaiya neighbourhood near Gaza City

    Middle East crisis: Israeli and Palestinian forces fighting ‘above and below ground’ in northern Gaza – as it happened

    Israel’s military says ‘large number’ of militants dead in Shujaiya area near Gaza City amid reports of bodies in streets
  • Supporters of Iran-backed Hezbollah chant slogans in Beirut.

    Middle East crisis: Iran sounds warning on Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon – as it happened

  • Saeed Jalili (left) and Masoud Pezeshkian

    Iran heading for runoff election after neither lead candidate scores majority

  • Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and defence minister Yoav Gallant (right) at a press conference with Israeli flags behind them

    ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK

  • A man and a woman with loose headscarf put their vote in a box

    Iran goes to polls to elect new president after Raisi killed in helicopter crash

  • Students stand outside a building holding signs reading 'No more universities in Gaza' and 'LSE disclose invest'

    Court order bans encampments in LSE building after pro-Palestine protest

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South and Central Asia

  • A mural in Kolkata of a pensive woman looking cautiously from behind a wall, painted in dark monotones.

    India’s supreme court to rule on new penal code permitting marital rape

    Rights groups protesting at Modi government’s view that criminalising sexual assault violates ‘sanctity’ of marriage
  • A mural showing a woman in a blue headscarf looking away and holding up her hands defensively.,

    Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’

  • Arundhati Roy sits at a protest with a sign saying 'Free the press' attached to her shirt

    Open letter in India calls for withdrawal of go-ahead to prosecute Arundhati Roy

  • Two rows of bearded men sit at a conference table.

    Shutting Afghan women out of key UN conference to appease Taliban ‘a betrayal’

  • Aydos Sadykov

    Popular Kazakh opposition figure in hospital after being shot in Kyiv

  • Workers unload water bottles from a truck

    Indian engineers warn of prolonged blackouts amid searing heatwave

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UK

  • Nigel Farage speaks during a BBC Question Time Leaders' Special at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham

    Nigel Farage seeks to distance himself from ‘bad apples’ in Reform party

    Leader again forced to defend past remarks amid allegations of prejudice in party and candidate resignation
  • Port Talbot steelworks

    Owner of Port Talbot steelworks offers talks to keep last blast furnace open

  • Daniel Lynch.

    Man who arranged Katie Piper acid attack could get parole in July

  • Lucy and Joe - two football fans wearing England shirts holding up some three lions bunting at Glastonbury

    England vs Avril Lavigne clash poses fan dilemma at Glastonbury

  • Crowd of Lib Dem volunteers hold up signs saying 'Liberal Democrats winning here' on a sunny day in Bicester

    Lib Dems confident of taking Tory seats once held by Cameron and Johnson

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg

    Jacob Rees-Mogg tells young Tories party has ‘lost its way’

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US

  • The spin room following the first 2024 US presidential debate<br>epa11442611 Republican Senator of South Carolina Lindsey Graham speaks to members of the media in the spin room at Georgia Institute of Technology's McCamish Pavilion, following the first 2024 presidential election debate between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 27 June 2024. The first 2024 presidential election debate was hosted by CNN. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

    Lindsey Graham warns ‘accountability coming to Biden’ if Trump wins

    Republican senator warns of retribution: ‘Pandora’s box opened by the Democrats is going to be applied’
  • US-VOTE-POLITICS-BIDEN<br>US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden step off Air Force One upon arrival at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on June 29, 2024. Biden is in New Jersey for campaign fundraisers. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Biden meets with his family amid pressures to step down after debate

  • Police investigate the scene of Friday nights shooting in Utica, N.Y., early Saturday, June 29, 2024. An officer shot and killed a teen fleeing while pointing a replica gun, police said Saturday. (Kenny Lacy Jr./Syracuse.com via AP)

    New York police kill boy wielding replica handgun, authorities say

  • u.s. Biden Trump Election Debate - 28 Jun 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock (14562651b) This image provided by CNN shows U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and former President Donald Trump taking the stage at CNN's Atlanta studio for the first presidential debate of the 2024 election on June 27, 2024. u.s. Biden Trump Election Debate - 28 Jun 2024

    Most voters want Biden to step down, but don’t agree on suitable alternative – poll

  • a pile of make up products

    Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought

  • a man walks off stage

    Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers

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