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French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument

The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'

US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war

The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

BBC News · Jul 14
BBC News

More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests

There is more confidence in Xi Jinping than Donald Trump, the US think tank's survey indicates.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Russian attacks kill 14 as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers

Civilian casualties are reported in a number of Ukrainian regions, while Kyiv hits 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa

The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops

Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Italy's Meloni suffers surprise setback in close vote on electoral reform

The defeat triggered opposition calls for Meloni to resign ahead of next year's general election.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Rastafarians in Kenya fail in bid to get cannabis legalised for religious purposes

The court acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis policy in Kenya.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Venezuela government to launch formal talks with opposition members

The opposition says the aim of the talks is to strengthen the democratic institutions and the electoral system.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

China economic growth falls sharply, missing target

Weak demand domestically and the impact of the Iran war on oil prices overshadowed the country's strong exports.

BBC News · Jul 15
BBC News

Heatwave prompts Italy's delivery riders to strike for extra rights

Delivery riders in Milan, Bologna and Florence want to protect their health and their wages.

BBC News · Jul 15
The Guardian

New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment

Aid worker flown to Berlin as Trump administration bars Americans from traveling to US on commercial flightsA US national who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived in Ge

The Guardian · Jul 14
The Guardian

Killings continue on Del Monte farm in Kenya, families say, after G4S hired for security

Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deathsBereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about contin

The Guardian · Jul 13
The Guardian

First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC

Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality ratesThere is no approved drug to help the me

The Guardian · Jul 12
The Guardian

Nigeria says army has killed 300 bandits in north-western state of Zamfara

Vigilantes also took part in the fight that raged all night and the following morning, residents sayNigerian soldiers killed more than 300 members of kidnapping and cattle bandit gangs in the north-we

The Guardian · Jul 11
The Guardian

Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals

Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last ye

The Guardian · Jul 10
The Guardian

‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner

Banner refers to Falkland Islands conflict in 1982Players celebrate on the pitch with the messageThe Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying “Las Malvinas so

The Guardian · Jul 15
The Guardian

Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate immigrant ICE deaths

Since start of Trump’s second term, 14 Mexican immigrants have died in ICE custody and three in agency operationsMexico formally requested that US state attorneys general criminally investigate cases

The Guardian · Jul 15
The Guardian

Wildfires in Ontario make Toronto air quality worst in world

Environment Canada has issued health warnings after sky over city turns yellowSmoke from more than 100 active wildfires in northern Ontario have made Toronto’s air quality the current worst in the wor

The Guardian · Jul 15

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