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Not everyone has been enthused by the Spanish government’s decision this week to buck European political trends by announcing plans to regularise 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers to boost …

Niger’s defence ministry said four military personnel were injured and 20 attackers killed in the incident.

Texas state police used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse about 100 protesters outside a US immigration detention centre in Dilley, where demonstrators demanded the release of a 5-year-old Ecuadoran …

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the removal of a 5-year-old and his father who were detained last week as part of the federal government’s ongoing immigration crackdown in …

Verified videos, seen by BBC Verify, have recently shown bodies piled inside a hospital, armed men on rooftops and CCTV cameras being smashed, as Iranian security forces crack down on …

As Trump points to Russia and China near Greenland, experts say the biggest Russian and Chinese activity is elsewhere in the Arctic. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: President Trump has repeatedly said …

Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Three hours and 45 minutes, much of it in near 40C heat, inducing cramps in his …

Reuters US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours. “Please let …

Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos founder, has asked US President Donald Trump to release her from prison, with nearly six years still remaining on her sentence. Holmes’ request for commutation …