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World’s emptiest airport in beautiful country that cost £161m to build

Right on the edge of the wilderness of the Sri Lankan jungle lies the world's emptiest airport.Despite costing £161million to build, Sri Lanka's Mattala...

Donald Trump: Shooter flew drone above rally site – US media

17 minutes agoBy Jaroslav Lukiv, BBC NewsReutersThe gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump flew a drone above the site of the shooting ahead of time,...

ErdoÄŸan dismisses UN-backed plan for federated Cyprus

The Annan Plan proposed the establishment of a United Republic of Cyprus, a federation of two...

Adam Boulton: UK-US special relationship? It won’t be a love match but it might contribute to global stability

The so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US is acted...

Ukraine war briefing: air defences ward off fresh drone attack on Kyiv as strike kills two in Kharkiv

Russia launched its fifth drone attack on Kyiv in two weeks but air defence systems destroyed all of them before they...

Revealed: Foreign Secretary David Lammy chartered £10,000 per hour private jet for two-day visit to Israel

By Daisy Graham-brown For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:54...

Spain tourism: Why Spanish people are fighting back

1 hour agoBy Nick Beake, Europe correspondentEPAIf you can elbow your way onto one of Majorca’s sunspots this summer, you will witness two unstoppable forces.The first,...

FGM survivors fight back: ‘I wanted my clitoris back’

2 hours agoBy Bushra Mohamed,  BBC NewsBBCWarning: This story contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved in female genital mutilationShamsa Sharawe has become infamous within...

Democrats split over who should replace Biden if he quits while Trump says he ‘took a bullet for democracy’

As Joe Biden faces more calls to step down as the Democratic...

Holiday in Afghanistan: Taliban wish you were here

2 hours agoBy Flora Drury, BBC NewsGetty ImagesWhen it comes to planning a holiday, Afghanistan is not at the top of most people’s must-visit lists.Decades of...

Uptick in tit-for-tat attacks on Israel-Lebanon border – and they’re becoming more deadly

Since 8 October when Hezbollah first fired rockets into Israel in solidarity...

Israel launches strikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hodeidah port is the main entry point into Yemen for...

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