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France calls IOC sex testing a ‘step backwards’ while Trump praises move
Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy.
Ukraine announces ‘mutually beneficial’ defence deal with Saudi Arabia
Kyiv, which has built expertise on how to counter drones, seals pact amid Iran war.
‘My heart burns with pain’: Iranian mother tells UN of Minab school attack
Grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat, whose two children were killed, and Iran's Araghchi address Human Rights Council.
What is LNG and what is it used for?
Natural gas powers a quarter of the world, and almost a fifth of LNG moves through the Strait of Hormuz.
Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity
At 35, Balen Shah becomes Nepal's first Madhesi prime minister, representing the southern plains bordering India.
Yemenis fear economic consequences of being dragged into US-Iran conflict
Iran-allied Houthis yet to get involved in conflict, but could target shipping in Red Sea.
Israeli opposition leader rails against ‘multi-front war without strategy’
Yair Lapid says military 'is stretched to the limit and beyond' as Israeli forces wage attacks on Iran and Lebanon.
How can students in Gaza continue to learn with no universities?
We look at the hardships of students in Gaza trying to pursue higher education after Israel destroyed all universities.
Now in power, Nepal’s rapper-politician Balen Shah faces new challenge
Shah was a rebel - crude and different from the politicians who previously led Nepal. How will he be in office?
How extensive is Russia’s military aid to Iran?
Russia has long exchanged weapons with Iran and is likely offering satellite support, but lacks the will to do much more