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Ruth Comerford and Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Reuters US President Donald Trump has said Kyiv can “win all of Ukraine back in its original form”, marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia. In a post on his Truth Social platform, he said Ukraine could get back “the original borders from…

The President of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, has told the BBC’s Tom Bateman that he rejects the idea that recognition of the State of Palestine rewards Hamas. France formally recognised a Palestinian state on Monday, joining other nations such as the UK, Portgual, Canada and Australia. International pressure is ramping up on Israel over the…

Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter BBC It was the wedding of the daughter of a Nepalese politician that first angered Aditya. The 23-year-old activist was scrolling through his social media feed in May, when he read complaints about how the high-profile marriage ceremony sparked huge traffic jams in the city of Bhaktapur. What riled him most…

The president of Moldova Maia Sandu has warned that her country’s independence and European future are in danger after police arrested dozens of people accused of involvement in a plot to stoke violent disorder, allegedly backed by Russia. Just days before Sunday’s pivotal parliamentary elections, Moldovan police said they had confiscated weapons and explosives in…

Gavin Butler, Laura BickerGuangdong and Martin YipHong Kong Watch: Flood destroys bridge and makes river overflow as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan Two people have died in eastern Taiwan and scores more are trapped or missing after a super typhoon caused a mountain lake to burst its banks, fire officials said. The barrier lake, formed…

Donald Trump has criticised other countries’ migration and climate policies, during a scathing speech to the United Nations that also took aim at the body itself. He told the UN’s General Assembly in New York it was time to end the “failed experiment of open borders” and claimed UN predictions over climate change were wrong,…

Local TV stations say they will not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! despite Disney-owned ABC bringing back the comedian’s late-night show – a week after he was suspended for comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Nexstar and Sinclair, which together run dozens of stations affiliated to ABC, said they would continue to replace…

The US Secret Service disrupted a network of telecommunications devices that could have shut down cellular systems as leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The agency said on Tuesday that last month it found more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards that could have been used for…

Tom BennettRamallah, occupied West Bank Getty Images Israel’s prime minister has insisted that “there will be no Palestinian state” In Ramallah – the de facto Palestinian capital of the occupied West Bank – many fear Western recognition of Palestinian statehood is too little, too late. “I’m really glad that there are people who can see…

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been freed and reunited with his family after spending the past six years in jail in Egypt. One of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, he was pardoned by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Monday. Video of the blogger and pro-democracy activist, 43, at home following his release…