IMF warns UK not to cut taxes

The International Monetary Fund criticises government policies, saying the country is on track to miss its debt target

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Protests as Taiwan parliament pushes contentious reforms

The dispute centres on efforts to widen parliament oversight pushed by the opposition, despite anger from the ruling party

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Janet Yellen presses German banks to comply with US sanctions on Russia

US treasury secretary has urged German bank executives to step up efforts or face penalties

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Syrian first lady has leukemia, presidency says

Asma al-Assad, 48, will step away from public engagements to receive treatment

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French, Russian and Chinese firms compete to build Ghana’s first nuclear power plant

The West African country’s deputy director for power says a decision on the winning contractor is expected by December

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas chiefs

Benjamin Netanyahu and Ismail Haniyeh on the list of alleged war crimes perpetrators

Iranian’s Raisi was a hardliner seen as potential successor to Khamenei

SA's president among world leaders to send condolences after  Raisi  killed in a helicopter crash

Who is Iran’s interim president?

Mohammad Mokhber has stepped into the breach after the death of Ebrahim Raisi

Netanyahu was one of Israel’s most polarising leaders yet before ICC arrest bid

The man once known as ‘King Bibi’ to his supporters faces an increasingly hostile climate

EXPLAINER: What’s next after arrest warrants sought in Israel-Hamas conflict

Here is a look at what happens next and how it may affect other court cases focused on Gaza

UK court gives nod to WikiLeaks founder Assange’s bid to appeal against extradition to US

The argument that the activist might be unable to rely on the US First Amendment right to free speech sways judges

Cameroonian mayor and two others killed in ambush on National Day

Ngong Innocent Ankiambom, his deputy mayor and an inspector of basic education were shot en route to the celebrations

UK infected blood scandal ‘could have been avoided’

About 1,250 people in Britain were infected with HIV, including about 380 children, an inquiry has found

Baltimore bridge ship refloated and towed from channel

The cargo vessel had crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing chaos two months ago

Dominican Republic’s leader wins second chance to seal legacy

After four years of cleaning up, Abinader now needs to bring his own people to justice, strategist says

India starts fifth-phase voting with Mumbai seats set to be sealed

Positions in the opposition’s Gandhi family bastions are also at stake in the last few legs of the seven-phase vote