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Platinum Jubilee: Queen to miss Derby but celebrations continue

Members of the Royal Family will attend Platinum Jubilee celebrations across the UK later - although the Queen will miss her second event of the weekend.

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Ukraine war: Hungry Africans are victims of the conflict, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin

African countries are innocent victims of the war in Ukraine and Russia should help ease their suffering, the head of the African Union has told Vladimir… Read more

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Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump aide charged with contempt of Congress

An ex-top White House adviser has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with the inquiry into last year's US Capitol… Read more

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Ukraine war: Chernobyl scarred by Russian troops' damage and looting

Ukraine says the Russian army looted or damaged more than 1,000 computers at the Chernobyl nuclear power station and stole trucks and radiation dosimeters.

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Emerson Royal: Footballer unscathed after gunfight during mugging in Brazil

Tottenham Hotspur defender Emerson Royal has thanked an off-duty Brazilian police officer who rescued him from an attempted armed robbery in Sao Paulo.

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Tiananmen: Hong Kong students hide tiny democracy goddesse on campus

Students at a Hong Kong university this week have hid tiny figurines of a "democracy goddess" around campus in the lead-up to the anniversary of the… Read more

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North Korea assumes leadership of top disarmament group

North Korea has temporarily taken over as head of a top nuclear disarmament forum at the United Nations.

It comes as the pariah state was earlier… Read more

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War in Ukraine: We are holding on, say Mykolaiv residents

There is shelling every day in Mykolaiv. The Russians are on the outskirts to the east and south, pummelling surrounding villages and forcing thousands… Read more