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Getty Images Protesters blocked a bridge in Budapest after the law passed on Tuesday Hungary has passed a law banning Pride marches held by the LGBTQ+ community, sparking outrage in and out of the country. Parliament voted for the measure just a day after the bill was submitted on Monday, in a process fast-tracked by…

A powerful dust storm swept through central New Mexico on Tuesday, causing multiple crashes and poor visibility, according to local media reports. Footage captured by Alex Matthews shows a vehicle pileup along Interstate 40. Mr Matthews told the BBC he saw several vehicles on fire or in the wreckage, however there were no immediate reports…

An Italian fugitive accused of having coordinated the shipment of large cocaine cargoes from Latin America to Europe has been arrested in Colombia. Colombia’s national police chief described Emanuele Gregorini, who is also known as “Dollarino”, as “the head of the Italian mafia Latin America”. He said Gregorini had been tracked down to an apartment…

Steve Rosenberg Russia editor Reuters Russian media were buoyant after Putin’s call with Trump Judging by some of the headlines today in Russia, Moscow believes that the latest telephone conversation between Presidents Putin and Trump went well – certainly for the Kremlin. “Putin and Trump agreed to work together on Ukraine resolution,” concludes Izvestia. “Record-long…

The Malaysian cabinet has approved a fresh search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft vanished. The search will cover a 15,000 sq km area in the southern Indian Ocean, under a “no find, no fee” agreement with the exploration firm Ocean Infinity. The company will receive…

Getty Images President Kennedy, pictured minutes before he was fatally shot by a sniper in 1963 The US government has released the final batch of documents on the assassination of President John F Kennedy (JFK) – a case that still inspires conspiracy theories more than 60 years later. It follows an executive order by President…

At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian territory. Two civilians were killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone hit a tent near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports, citing Red Crescent…

The Mayor of Istanbul has been detained as part of a Turkish corruption investigation – just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), is seen as one of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. Prosecutors say he is accused…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an “immediate ceasefire” in eastern DR Congo, after having direct talks in Qatar. It is the first time two leaders have met since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels stepped up an offensive in the region, where authorities say 7,000 people…

Don’t judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world’s ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The annual competition, held by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, aims to raise…