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Days from a key election, President Alexander Lukashenko accuses Russia of a violent plot. Days from a key election, President Alexander Lukashenko accuses Russia of a violent plot.

The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover. The European Commission's move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.

President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the popular video-sharing social media firm from the US. President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the popular video-sharing social media firm from the US.

Colleges are preparing to welcome students back to a complicated campus setting. India’s home minister tests positive. Colleges are preparing to welcome students back to a complicated campus setting. India’s home minister tests…

Thousands in Berlin protest Germany’s coronavirus measures. The virus is picking up speed in the Midwest. A summer camp in Georgia apologizes for hosting a retreat after hundreds who attended were infected. Thousands in Berlin protest…

Palace refuses to reveal former monarch’s location one day after he announced exile The whereabouts of Spain’s scandal-hit former king remained shrouded in mystery on Tuesday, one day after it was announced that Juan Carlos…

Negotiations on bailout package stuck as parties disputeBiden: coronavirus is failing to ‘just disappear’Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET.…

Tens of millions of Americans have lost crucial jobless benefits, and lawmakers still can’t seem to agree on a relief measure. Israel’s troubled school reopenings could be a lesson for the U.S. Tens of millions of Americans have…

All the latest from the 7.45pm BST kick-off at Wembley StadiumParker believes promotion would heal Fulham woundsEmail Barry or tweet @bglendenning 7.43pm BST Not long now: Brentford’s players are first out on to the pitch, their…

Video is emerging online of the huge blast that has devastated a large part of the Lebanese capital. Video is emerging online of the huge blast that has devastated a large part of the Lebanese capital.

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Scale and cause of blast still being assessed amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patientsFull report: huge explosion in BeirutBeirut explosion – in pictures 6.52pm BST Here is some quick analysis from my colleague, Peter…

Forward finalising £24.5m deal with Txiki BegiristainBournemouth’s Nathan Aké also close to securing City transfer Ferran Torres is expected to seal a €27m (£24.5m) move to Manchester City from Valencia after…

The blast has devastated the city's port area and surrounding neighbourhoods. The blast has devastated the city's port area and surrounding neighbourhoods.

Buildings were damaged in the Lebanese capital and many people were wounded. The source of the explosion was unclear. Buildings were damaged in the Lebanese capital and many people were wounded. The source of the explosion was unclear.

Alleged victim says he was beaten with baseball bats after asking man to put on maskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA man using a launderette in a Paris suburb says he was beaten by two men with baseball…

At least 29 people killed after Isis gunmen attack prison in JalalabadAfghan authorities are searching for about 270 inmates – most of them Isis fighters – who remained on the loose after escaping during a deadly prison raid.At…

Source of blast, which apparently occurred around the Lebanese capital’s port, is unclearA massive explosion has rocked central Beirut that shattered windows, knocked down doors and shook buildings several hundred feet away.The source…

A large blast rocks the Lebanese capital ahead of a verdict in a politically sensitive murder trial. A large blast rocks the Lebanese capital ahead of a verdict in a politically sensitive murder trial.

Germany has woken up to a problem of far-right extremism in its elite special forces. But the threat of neo-Nazi infiltration of state institutions is much broader. Germany has woken up to a problem of far-right extremism in its elite…

Charges against Vorayuth Yoovidhya for killing a policeman in 2012 were dropped last monthThailand’s attorney general has ordered a fresh investigation into the heir to the Red Bull fortune, following public anger over a decision to…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has begun an inquiry into multiple reports in the Brazilian media that the U.S. ambassador was framing negotiations over ethanol tariffs in partisan terms. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has begun an…

Attorney general’s office to consider whether the sentences given to three teenagers who killed a police officer were too lenientThe jail terms handed to three teenagers who killed a police officer as they tried to escape the scene of…

One dead in North Carolina as coronavirus complicates responseWashington DC, Philadelphia and New York braced for high windsTropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain during an inland march up the US east coast on Tuesday that…

The Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday. The Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday.

Alexander Lukashenko makes claim as closest presidential election in decades loomsThe authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has accused his opponents of trying to organise a massacre in the centre of Minsk, as he seeks…

Emmerson Mnangagwa accuses the opposition of trying to destabilise the country. Emmerson Mnangagwa accuses the opposition of trying to destabilise the country.

Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in handling a second wave of infections. There are lots of unanswered questions. Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in…

You would think advising the president of the US was a full-time job. Yet Donald’s daughter and son-in-law found time for a few side hustlesLike many millennials, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner juggle their day jobs with side hustles…

Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption. Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.

Retelling of her YA saga from the perspective of vampire Edward Cullen was shelved in 2008 after the leak of a draft manuscriptTwelve years after Stephenie Meyer put Midnight Sun, her telling of the Twilight saga from vampire Edward…

Over-by-over updates from the 2pm BST matchCounty cricket: Bob Willis Trophy, day four – live!Join the conversation: email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 1.51pm BST Sam Billings is on Sky with Rob Key. “I am at the stage of my…

Venezuelan medical workers can join Peru's health system without having to validate their titles. Venezuelan medical workers can join Peru's health system without having to validate their titles.

An internal review could not find evidence of a sexual assault backstage at a 2009 show but acknowledged a misogynist atmosphere on the tourLawyers for rock band the Killers have said they were “unable to find any corroboration…

Tens of millions of Americans have lost crucial jobless benefits, and lawmakers still can’t seem to agree on a relief measure. Israel’s troubled school reopenings could be a lesson for the U.S. Tens of millions of Americans have…

Available onlineCumming, Val McDermid and others explore pandemic life in this series from National Theatre of Scotland and the BBCDuring the Covid crisis, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London has been collecting what it calls Pandemic…

Tool helped create hostile environment for migrants and ‘speedy boarding for white people’The Home Office is to scrap a controversial decision-making algorithm thatmigrants’ rights campaigners claim created a…

Learning isn’t only about textbooks, it’s about awakening in the pupil the desire to grapple with interesting challengesFor perhaps the first time in the history of modern education, millions of primary and secondary students…

Like a fire, the virus relentlessly seeks out its fuel, humans, and will keep spreading as long as it has access to thatWe have no previous experience with a worldwide coronavirus pandemic, so when Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes…

And what else you need to know today. And what else you need to know today.

The coronavirus pandemic has given us a chance to reimagine the congested calendar. We need to take itBy Tim Walters for The BlizzardLast November Jürgen Klopp criticised the “crazy” demands made on top footballers, who can…

Australia's ambassador visits Kylie Moore-Gilbert after she was moved to a notorious desert prison. Australia's ambassador visits Kylie Moore-Gilbert after she was moved to a notorious desert prison.

President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of deathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump visibly floundered in an…

The dividend cut is another blow for pension funds and savers who have seen a wave firms slash or halt payouts. The dividend cut is another blow for pension funds and savers who have seen a wave firms slash or halt payouts.

Past five Test series have begun with a loss and a change in their mentality could turn them into a potent forceAll hail Rooty’s Bouncebackables! This phonetic travesty refers to a unique achievement by Joe Root’s England last…

Local residents say the government has pressured them to hand over their lands: ‘They’re destroying our culture’High in the Sierra de Alamos of Mexico’s northern Sonora state, towering pillars of rock loom above…

Ten-track record samples recordings of endangered, vulnerable or near threatened birds by artists from same countryThe song of the black catbird – with its flute-like chirps and screeching single-note squalls – was once heard…

The novelist teaches lessons in miniature in this deft and entertaining collectionWhenever a novelist takes flight into poetry, one has, however unreasonably, misgivings – based on a received, under-examined idea of poetry as an…

If communities feel singled out, discriminated against, left behind and ignored, blame the messenger not themCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAt the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we heard much…

From February to May, 11.5 million women lost their jobs compared with 9 million men – underlining how women are more vulnerable to sudden losses of incomeDenise Frederick hasn’t stopped working since the pandemic began. But the…