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The Philippines and China have traded accusations over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate. The shoal is part of what are internationally known as…

Hong Kong has begun voting in its first “patriots only” district council election following an electoral overhaul that made it all but impossible for pro-democracy candidates to get on the ballot. Sunday’s vote, which restricts residents…

More than 1000 Indonesians have rallied in support of Palestine in North Sumatra’s biggest city and Capital, with attendees describing their fellow Muslims in the Middle East as being “like family”. The pro-Palestine rally in Medan took…

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro will meet Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali amid a territorial dispute between the two countries, according to a letter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. Tensions…

Fast food adverts on council-owned bus and taxi shelters are to be banned in Brighton and Hove. The restrictions on high fat, sugar and salt food adverts were agreed by the city council within the procurement of a new advertising contract.…

A senior UN aid official has warned that half of Gaza's population is starving, as fighting there continues. Deputy Director of the UN World Food Programme, Carl Skau said only a fraction of supplies needed have been able to enter the…

Palestinian Red Crescent says dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks on a house near a hospital in Khan Younis. Health Ministry said at least six Palestinians killed and many wounded in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank…

The UN Security Council is voting on a resolution put forward by the UAE calling for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza" It comes two days after Secretary General Antonio Guterres made the unprecedented step of invoking Article…

Health Ministry says at least six Palestinians killed and many wounded in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank overnight and this morning. Israel continues intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as health facilities and humanitarian aid…

US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, is facing a nine-count criminal indictment for alleged tax evasion. The 56-page charge sheet accuses him of evading $1.4m in taxes from 2016-19 and funding an "extravagant lifestyle". Much of the…