Iran's new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.

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The EU's anti-fraud office confirms it has "sufficient information" to launch an investigation, but does not say if it involves fraud.

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Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day's Night.

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Reports say Phelan, whose role was largely administrative, left amid tension over US shipbuilding.

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The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension.

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This clears the way for Japan to sell weapons to more than a dozen countries.

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Bang Si-hyuk, who created the supergroup, denies defrauding investors before his $7.3bn company went public.

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"Look at that, wow!" - A couple in Temecula woke up to find a balloon boarded with 13 people behind their home on Saturday.

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In West Bengal polls, fish moves from plate to politics, symbolising identity and cultural pride.

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Old garments from around the world are being discarded in the South American country.

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Tehran has not commented on the incident, which comes as the US prepares for a second round of talks.

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Residents within a 450m radius of the device were told to leave their homes while it was neutralised.

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A quiet revolution is unfolding as women writers carve out space in the wake of an anti-feminist backlash.

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Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.

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Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.

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Eyewitnesses captured the moment a burning fuel tanker drove through the centre of Hasakah, Syria, leaving a trail of fire behind it.

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The search has been marked by twists and turns, gripping South Korea and even inspiring a meme coin.

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Popular in local bars across the US, the games are facing higher meat prices, squeezing some of the charities that benefit from them.

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The US president invites the two countries' leaders to Washington as Israel's prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon.

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Zhang Kequn was arrested in March while trying to travel to China with more than 2,000 live ants.

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