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Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.
Air Force One was still carrying journalists and top aides, who remained at apparent risk of an Iranian strike.
Federal and state transport ministers are to discuss the challenges to river shipping as water levels drop, whilst Cabinet is to decide on reforms giving new powers to intelligence agencies. DW has more.
Germany's domestic and foreign intelligence services are to get greater powers to deal with hybrid threats. Meanwhile, transport ministers are meeting to find solutions to increasingly low river levels. DW has more.
Israeli settlers demolish homes in village, leaving rubble and fear among displaced Palestinian families in Jericho.
Continuous bombing disrupts routines, causing sensory shocks and behavioural relapses in Gaza's autistic children.
Chennai airport declared full emergency after an IndiGo flight suffered an engine failure, hours after reports that an Air India pilot involved in an on-air incident last week tested positive in a drug test. DW has more.
A 7.4 quake in Colombia partially collapsed the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali on Monday, forcing patients outside as rescuers search for hundreds feared trapped.
Eclipse chasers have driven a tourist surge in sleepy towns and villages in Spain and several other parts of Europe as the continent gets set for its first total eclipse since 2006.
Football's most famous current player wed his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez after a decade together.
Shops and opticians across Europe are running short of certified eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday’s total solar eclipse, with queues forming in Paris, London and Brussels as demand surges.
Pakistan's foreign minister has said Islamabad "strongly condemns" Houthi attacks on commercial vessels while offering condolences to the families of the dead.
Oil prices climbed and Wall Street pulled back from record highs, while South Korea's Kospi surged more than 4% on renewed chip-buying, as markets brace for a crucial US inflation reading.
Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit says the ferry was carrying more than its capacity of 90 people when it capsized.
The vessel is said to have overturned after being hit by strong waves.
Delivery drivers in Australia are to be guaranteed "world-leading" higher pay and insurance cover on the job. The move could be a model for other countries.
As rescuers search through the rubble for survivors, volunteers join to help clear the wreckage. People brought water and food to the victimes and lined up in front of blood donation centres.
As Tokyo turns back mangoes, Beijing blocks rice, and European inspectors flag spices, Indian growers ask what's wrong.
Having lost 2-1 in the first leg, Lyon turned the tie around with a 3-0 victory over Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. OL will face Fenerbahce in the playoffs to secure their place in the group stage.
Ukraine's president also says Russia will use its election next month as a pretext to declare a new mobilisation.
Authorities said they had visually confirmed that no passengers remained on the burning ferry, but were still confirming the total number.
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan which has exposed tensions between the two.
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Israeli forces arrest 23 Palestinians and demolish home of man killed in confrontation with Israeli settlers in July.
