Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after landslide defeat
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition. Read More
Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren’t permitted to operate there
The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab. Read More
Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme ‘coming to an end’
More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in. Read More
Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections
Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part. Read More
Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country
Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read More
Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine
The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building. Read More
Katya Adler: Europe’s Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
On Friday morning, souring relations between Europe and the United States reared its Medusa-like head again, writes the BBC’s Europe editor. Read More
Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC. Read More
Meeting with the King would ‘demonstrate human dignity’, says Epstein survivor
A Buckingham Palace source confirmed the Royals will not meet with survivors of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US. Read More
Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to fly to Pakistan for Iran talks
Iran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran and the US. Read More