Venezuela’s opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado said political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken by force in Caracas. Read More
Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea
Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand. Read More
Spanish train drivers to begin nationwide strike after fatal crashes
Striking drivers are demanding increased investment and maintenance, and the hiring of more staff. Read More
Israeli president lays wreath at Bondi at start of controversial visit
Senior Jewish leaders have welcomed Isaac Herzog but pro-Palestinian groups say he should not have been invited. Read More
Venezuela frees high-profile opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa
The Justice First party leader is among 18 political prisoners to be freed by the interim government on Sunday. Read More
Centre-left candidate poised to comfortably win Portuguese presidency
António José Seguro is on course for a landslide victory over far-right rival André Ventura, with the majority of votes counted. Read More
Iranian Nobel laureate handed further prison sentence, lawyer says
Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December for making “provocative remarks” at a memorial, where she was also reportedly beaten. Read More
Thai PM claims election victory with conservatives well ahead of rivals
The ruling conservatives defied opinion polls predicting a win for the reformist People’s Party. Read More
Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90
The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world. Read More
France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA
Police have recovered DNA from a weapon but cannot determine which of the brothers used it. Read More