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The veteran-laden Philippine team will begin its campaign in the 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup against a taller Uzbekistan side on Saturday, 3 p.m., at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur.
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The risks and threats to the UK are greater now than at any time since the Cold War, the head of the military has said.
Sir Keir Starmer can prove his critics wrong and survive a leadership challenge, his friend Lord Hermer has told the BBC.
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Friday that a parliamentary investigation or an independent counsel probe should be used, if necessary, to determine what led to the unprecedented shortage of ballots at a dozen polling stations in Seoul in Wednesday's local elections.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to North Korea next week at the invitation of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, Chinese and North Korean state media reported on Friday.
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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
David Flippo, right, a Republican candidate for Congress in Nevada’s 2nd district, speaks to attendees of a campaign event in Genoa, Nev., Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Manchester mayor targets June 18 parliamentary by-election before launching his bid for No 10
Manchester mayor targets June 18 parliamentary by-election before launching his bid for No 10
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A bear that was holed up inside an electronics factory in north-east Japan after attacking four people has eluded capture, apparently by opening a window by itself and fleeing under the cover of night, authorities said.
The chief of the country's election watchdog will issue a public apology later Friday over an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in some areas in Seoul during this week's local elections, according to officials.
Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon have injured and killed dozens of civilians, less than 24 hours after West Jerusalem and Beirut agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire proposal.
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the country's election watchdog will issue a public apology later Friday over an unprecedented shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in some areas in Seoul during this week's local elections, according to officials.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) says it is planning to close around 150 charity shops, citing an "exceptionally challenging trading environment".
From left, Alex Bores, George Conway, Micah Lasher, and Jack Schlossberg, democratic candidates in New York’s 12th Congressional District, and Errol Louis attend “NY-12 for Congress: Candidate Forum” at 92NY, on April 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
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The US House of Representatives has approved legislation to give aid to Ukraine, with more than a dozens Republicans defying their leadership to vote in favour of the measure.
TIVAT, Montenegro — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will join a group of EU leaders at a summit on Friday, as capitals try to find consensus on how far, and how fast, the process of bringing new members into the bloc should go.
Even Andy Burnham’s fans acknowledge that the Greater Manchester mayor, who’s attempting a return to parliament so that he can become prime minister, is a career man.
European companies from Spanish hotels to German shipping lines are ending their Cuban operations as Washington on Friday moved to intensify its decades-old embargo, expanding its focus from the regime in Havana to EU business ties to the island.
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is considering one of the grandest displays of French statecraft in his diplomatic arsenal: a private dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Palace of Versailles.
LONDON — 10 years (and six prime ministers) ago, Britain was on the brink of deciding whether to leave the European Union.
Platner says claims in New York Times article of physical misconduct and offensive remarks ‘politically motivated’
More than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches - some as big as the palm of a hand - have been seized by Australian authorities from a commercial breeder in New South Wales.
A former British soldier has recounted the moment he became separated from his mountain guide as they were descending Mount Everest.
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Mogadishu, Somalia – Mustafa, 33, dreads election time in Somalia. He drives a bajaj — a three-wheeled taxi — and says that when tensions rise, as they always do when polls are near, the whole city feels it, and drivers like him are among the first.
US agriculture and health officials have outlined a plan to combat a flesh-eating parasite that has been detected in the US for the first time since 1966.
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, greets supporters after speaking at an event hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders in Orono, Maine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
South Korean police on Friday dispersed hundreds of demonstrators at a polling station in southern Seoul who had blocked access to ballot boxes to protest the ballot shortage during Wednesday's local elections.
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A German court has ruled that calling Chancellor Friedrich Merz a “lying Fritz” should be criminally prosecuted because of “particular public interest,” slapping the offender with a fine amounting to an average monthly salary, or more than €2,000 ($2,322).
Donald Trump plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to revive the US coal industry, with much of the new funding coming through the president's wartime powers.
In the year since US President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new ballroom at the White House, the proposals have grown to include a rooftop "drone port", an underground hospital and "top secret" military facilities - and the estimated price has doubled to $400m (£300m).
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SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday began dispersing protesters at a polling station in southern Seoul after hundreds gathered earlier this week to protest a shortage of ballots during the June 3 local elections, blocking election officials from removing ballot boxes.
A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows - marking a significant rise over the last five years.
Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a "fundamentally new" type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers.
The world's coastal mangrove forests, which protect millions of people from storms - and soak up vast amounts of planet-warming gases - are staging an unexpected comeback, scientists find.
Vayu Hill-Maini's lab has created a new cheese, or at least something that tastes like cheese, but is actually made from food waste.
Single 20-somethings need AI to start conversations on dating apps because they lack the confidence of older generations, says the boss of Hinge.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed rental income from sub-letting three cottages on the Royal Lodge estate that he leased from the Crown Estate, the public spending watchdog has revealed.
Republicans in the United States Senate have renewed their push to pass a controversial $70bn immigration-enforcement funding bill, a top policy priority for President Donald Trump.
This undated photo provided by attorney Erin Cassinelli shows Aaron Spencer, a Republican candidate for sheriff in Lonoke County, Arkansas, who won a GOP primary March 3, 2026, defeating the incumbent sheriff to advance to the general election despite awaiting trial for a murder charge. (Heather Spencer/Erin Cassine…