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Sri Lankans are roaming through the ransacked presidential palace a day after it was stormed by thousands of people angry at the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe both announced they were going to step down in the face of the protests. The prime minister’s private residence

Gunmen have shot dead 15 people and injured nine others in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto, police said. Armed with rifles and pistols, the gunmen opened fire at people sitting at the Orlando East tavern in the early hours of Sunday. Three people were critically injured and are being treated in

Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka have broken through police barricades and stormed the president’s official residence. In one of the biggest anti-government marches to hit the country this year as the economy crumbles, the demonstrators have demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, announced he would quit on Saturday

Shinzo Abe’s body is being brought back to Japan’s capital after the former prime minister was murdered during a campaign speech. Mr Abe, 67, was shot twice from behind while speaking at a campaign rally in the city of Nara – the first assassination of a sitting or former Japanese prime minister since the 1930s.

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara, state broadcaster NHK said. His death was also confirmed by a source within the ruling Liberal Democrat Party, Reuters reported. Mr Abe, who was 67, sustained wounds to the right side of his neck

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has been while giving a speech in the western city of Nara, according to reports. Public broadcaster NHK said he appeared to be in a state of cardiac arrest. The channel said shots were heard and a white puff of smoke was seen as Mr Abe made a campaign

Weapons supplied by the West are starting to have an impact on the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Ukrainian fighters are making “tangible strikes” on Russian logistical targets, the president revealed in his nightly video message, adding that strikes were affecting Moscow’s offensive potential. He said: “The Western artillery – the weapons we

The heads of MI5 and the FBI have used an unprecedented joint speech to warn that China is their biggest “game-changing challenge”, with the UK doubling efforts to combat Chinese threats. Christopher Wray, the director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, said Beijing is drawing lessons from Russia‘s war in Ukraine. Talking about the Chinese

The boss of OPEC – the powerful cartel that represents many of the world’s biggest oil producers – has died at the age of 63. Mohammad Barkindo died late on Tuesday, said a spokesperson for Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The cause of his death is not immediately known, but he reportedly died hours after meeting Nigeria’s

Rescuers have found body parts in the search for hikers missing after a powerful avalanche killed at least seven people in Italy. Officials initially feared 13 hikers were still missing on the Marmolada glacier, east of Bolzano in the Dolomite mountains, but the province of Trento reduced the number to five after eight others checked

Whenever Oleksiy was planning a trip from his home in the occupied region of Kherson, he would come prepared with a “legend” for the journey, a persona that helped him avoid suspicion at Russian checkpoints. He found playing the character of an elderly Russian farmer worked best. He brought props to back up his story

Increasing number of pictures are appearing on Ukrainian social media showing a US-made rocket launcher being used against Russian targets. At the start of June, the US Department of Defence said it would be sending four HIMAR systems to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from attack. It said Ukrainian soldiers would be trained

Russian troops are ratcheting up their efforts to secure full control of the entire Donbas area in eastern Ukraine – and from what we have witnessed, there’s very little which is going to stop them right now. A huge chunk of the industrial heartland has already fallen to the Russian military, allowing President Vladimir Putin

The day before the shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, a man believed to be the 22-year-old suspect arrested by Danish police uploaded several videos to YouTube. Three of these videos shared the same title of “I don’t care” and featured the man pointing a hunting rifle and a pistol towards his own head.

Police in Denmark say several people have been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall in Copenhagen. The shooting took place at the Field’s shopping centre, one of the largest in Scandinavia. “One person has been arrested in connection with the shootings,” Copenhagen police tweeted, adding: “We currently cannot reveal more about the person’s identity.”

Pro-Moscow separatists say they have taken control of Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last bastion in the eastern province of Luhansk. Rodion Miroshnik, ambassador to Russia of the pro-Moscow Luhansk People’s Republic, told Russian television: “Lysychansk has been brought under control. Unfortunately, it is not yet liberated.” Russian media showed footage of Luhansk militia fighters marching in the

More than two dozen crew members are missing from a ship which snapped in half after being hit by a tropical storm. Workers were forced to abandon the industrial vessel which sank after Typhoon Chaba unleashed perilous conditions in the South China Sea, hampering rescue efforts. Dramatic aerial footage showed people being hoisted into a

Two British men detained by Kremlin forces in separatist-held eastern Ukraine have been charged with “mercenary activities”, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, 22, and Andrew Hill, 35, were both reported to have been captured in April. Mr Healy, from Cambridgeshire, was working for British non-profit organisation Presidium Network when he was seized at

Two women have been arrested after trying to smuggle 109 live animals out of Thailand in their luggage. Officers discovered 35 turtles, 50 chameleons, 20 snakes, two white porcupines and two armadillos in their bags. The pair were trying to board a Thai Airways flight to India, and suspicions were raised following what was meant

There’s fighting everywhere in Lysychansk city, the last Ukrainian holdout in the east. The artillery sounds never stop as the city is pounded by the Russians. The city goes to sleep with the constant rumble of war. We can hear it above ground from the basement where we’ve spent the night sheltering with families. And