Iranians vote in presidential election marred by disqualification row
Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with all but one of the four candidates to succeed Hassan Rouhani regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls...
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Kim Jong-un prepares for ‘dialogue and confrontation’ with the US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country needs to prepare for both “dialogue and confrontation” with the US, and “especially to get fully...
Botswana diamond could be world’s third largest
A diamond believed to be the third largest ever found has been put on display in Botswana. The stone – weighing 1,098 carats – was...
Chinese birth-control policy could cut millions of Uyghur births, report finds
Chinese birth-control policies could reduce the ethnic minority population in southern Xinjiang by up to a third over the next 20 years, according to new...
Roman Protasevich: Belarus journalist’s confession was forced – family says
The family of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich says he was coerced into making a confession on TV of organising anti-government protests. Mr Protasevich, 26, was...
Bird flu: China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain
A 41-year-old Chinese man has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare bird flu strain. Officials did not give details...
China allows couples to have three children
China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. The change...
Belarus: Russia blocks some flights for avoiding its ally
Russia has denied entry to two European airlines because they planned to avoid flying over Belarus to get to Moscow. Air France and Austrian Airlines...
Belarus plane: Who is Russian student Sofia Sapega?
Last Sunday Sofia Sapega and her partner, dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, were detained by Belarusian authorities. The pair had been travelling on a flight from...
Who is Roman Protasevich? Belarus dissident journalist in profile
Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich is in police detention in Minsk after the extraordinary diversion of his Ryanair flight from Greece, denounced by some as a...
