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Getty Images Donald Trump and Joe Biden may not have much in common. But when it comes to their connections to high-profile prosecutions, they have sounded a similar tune – even in the face of outcry from opponents and some in their own parties. In announcing a “full and unconditional” pardon for Hunter Biden on…

Getty Images Anna Wintour sporting her signature sunglasses Anna Wintour walks into our interview with her trademark dark glasses firmly on. I’m meeting the woman who has been editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine since 1988 at VOGUE: Inventing the Runway, the show dreamt up by Wintour about the history of the catwalk. Our rendezvous is in…

The French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has said it is “possible” he could survive a no-confidence vote in his minority government. Opposition parties have tabled the motion to oust the former Brexit negotiator after he used special powers to force through his budget without a vote. In the interview with French TV channels on Tuesday,…

A small asteroid hit Earth’s atmosphere and produced a spectacular fireball in the sky across the far east of Russia in the early hours of Wednesday morning. People from the remote Russian republic of Sakha, in northeastern Siberia, stood out in the snow to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon, which astronomers spotted about 12…

People protesting against the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law “cannot seem to believe” what’s happened, according to a BBC reporter outside the parliament building in Seoul. Standing among the chanting crowd, the BBC’s Jake Kwon said the overwhelming mood at the protest is one of “incredulity” that martial law could be declared in…

Tourists in Italy will no longer be able to access short-term rentals using key boxes after the country’s police chief said owners must verify the identity of guests in person. The move has been brought in as a security measure and follows a similar step being taken in Florence. The increasing popularity of short-term rentals…

BBC Mandy Damari wants the UK to do more to ensure aid supplies go to the hostages while negotiations continue for their release The mother of the only British-Israeli hostage being held by Hamas has described her increasing fears for her daughter’s life after more than 400 days in captivity. Emily Damari, 28, was taken…

Reuters Police stand guard at the gate of the National Assembly after South Korea’s president declared martial law Under mounting political pressure, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday night declared martial law in the democratic country for the first time in nearly 50 years. His late-night pronouncement, made on national TV at 23:00 local…

Getty Images Lebanese people have been returning to their homes following the ceasefire agreement The latest exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah is testing the limits of last week’s already fragile ceasefire deal. Hours after Hezbollah fired two mortar shells at an Israeli military outpost on Monday, Israel carried out its largest series of…

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), looks set to become Namibia’s first female president with more than 90% of the votes from last week’s disputed election now counted. The electoral commission said she had won more than 58%, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula getting just over 25% of the…