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A US federal court in Virginia has ruled that restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on the abortion pill Mifepristone are “unlawful” and must be reconsidered.

The military seized power in Niger on July 26, 2023. General Abdourahamane Tchiani , who became head of state, justified the coup by citing the poor security situation, which he said persisted despite international support.

A ‌Georgia teenager who killed four people and injured nine others in a 2024 school ‌shooting pleaded guilty to all 55 ⁠counts in his indictment in court on ⁠Friday.

Iran flew Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, military advisers and missile- and drone-related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move that suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to threaten Red Sea shipping.

Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray over a 2023 London nightclub brawl, avoiding trial on more serious charges

Russia believes US President Donald Trump is sincere in his efforts to end the Ukraine war and will wait ‌for Washington to put forward new proposals, ⁠even though the US is continuing to provide weapons to Kyiv, the Kremlin ⁠said on Friday.

Luggage-laden residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid as wildfires swept France and Spain, triggering states of emergency and calls for EU help.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to respond firmly after an Israeli was killed in violence in the occupied West Bank that also killed four Palestinians.

The six candidates vying to lead the United Nations stressed the importance of restoring the credibility of an organisation in crisis during a restrained debate before the selection process formally starts.

Salman Rushdie testified at the federal terrorism trial of Hadi Matar, who stabbed him at a New York cultural centre in 2022, leaving him blind in one eye.

A new wave of US tariffs targeting 60 trading partners took effect, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by US President Donald Trump earlier this year.

The ‌death toll from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing last week has risen to ‌11, with 50 people still ⁠missing and 10 injured, Chinese state media reported on ⁠Thursday.

The ‌Republican-led US House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to halt ‌US military action against Iran, the ⁠latest symbolic rebuke of the Republican president from ⁠Congress.

Mauritius lawmakers have voted to criminalise marital rape, a landmark reform for women’s rights that brings an end to a colonial-era law.

The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced a landmark deal that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the kingdom, which US President Donald Trump said was contingent on Riyadh normalising relations with Israel.

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted US intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with US intelligence.

Preliminary work on a vast hotel project linked to the Trump family has already caused irreparable damage to a once pristine stretch of Albania’s coast, scientists and activists say.

The US on Wednesday announced a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia that would establish a civilian nuclear programme in the Gulf country, with Washington insisting the agreement includes non-proliferation safeguards.

A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthis claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh’s state media said, signalling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict.

The Israeli military accused 12 Palestinian football figures – including a FIFA-registered referee – that it killed during the war in Gaza of being members of militant groups.