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A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo was stolen and melted down, Egypt’s interior ministry says. A restoration specialist took the artefact – which dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh who ruled Egypt around 1,000BC – from a safe at the museum nine days ago, according…

The head of Malawi’s electoral commission has warned political parties not to prematurely declare electoral victory, saying they should wait for the official results. Annabel Mtalimanja’s warning came after the parties of the two main presidential candidates, the incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and his predecessor Peter Mutharika, claimed they had won Tuesday’s poll. Speaking at a…

Mallory Moench, Visual Journalism team, Simon Jackbusiness editor and Sean Coughlanroyal correspondent PA Beneath gilded portraits and suits of armour in Windsor Castle, 160 guests wined and dined at a lavish banquet to fete US President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK on Wednesday evening. Along with the impeccable table settings, three-course…

Reuters Israeli aircraft carried out strikes along Gaza City’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday The situation in Gaza City is “nothing short of cataclysmic”, a UN official has told the BBC, as Israeli tanks and troops continue to advance on the third day of a ground offensive. Olga Cherevko, a spokeswoman for the UN’s humanitarian office,…

Hundreds of thousands of workers are expected to take part in strike action across France on Thursday, after trade unions called for a day of protests against budget cuts. The interior ministry said between 600,000 and 900,000 people could attend demonstrations nationwide, adding it would deploy 80,000 police officers. Scuffles were reported in the cities…

Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said the Gaza Strip could be a “real estate bonanza” and that he is in talks with the US about dividing up the territory after the war – an idea previously condemned internationally. Speaking at an event in Tel Aviv, he said “a business plan is on President…

A former defence minister and vocal critic of Togo’s government, Marguerite Gnakadé, has been arrested, according to security sources. Gnakadé, the sister-in-law of long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, recently called for his resignation and urged the military to stand with the people in ending decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for serious acts, including her…

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of Russia, the Metropolitan Police has said. A 41-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at an address in Grays, Essex, the force said. A 46-year-old man was arrested at a separate address in the same area. All three were arrested on suspicion…

A 20-day-old baby girl who was found buried alive in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is fighting for survival, hospital authorities say. She was found by chance when a shepherd, who had taken his goats to the area for grazing, heard faint cries coming from under a mound of earth. Once he went…

‘Ultimate in cancel culture’: Fans outside Jimmy Kimmel studio react to shows axing “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network said in a statement. Earlier this week, Kimmel said during his show that the “Maga gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s killing. Kimmel did not comment…