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Water levels are reducing in flood-affected areas, but there are fresh warnings over water-borne diseases.

TUNIS The European Union is considering over 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in aid for Tunisia to help

It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials.

Oil traders are starting to ignore the most important person in the market. It could prove a risky

Emerging-market bulls are still upbeat on the asset class, even after China’s highly-touted reopening rally fizzled and proved

With a few words, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his strongest signal yet that his forces have begun their much-anticipated campaign to regain swathes of territory taken by Russian forces.

The US expanded a ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region, placing two more companies on its so-called

Read a rare account of what it's like to live under Russian occupation.

China has been using Cuba as a spy base since at least 2019, the White House confirmed on Saturday. It was reported last week that Cuba and China had reached an agreement in principle to build a spy base on the island. The Wall Street Journal, quoting senior US officials familiar with the matter, reported that China planned on paying Cuba billions of dollars in exchange. Initially, the White House said that the report was inaccurate. However, on Saturday, it said: “This is an ongoing issue and not a new development.” It claimed though that “the arrangement as characterised in the reporting does not comport with our understanding.” The statement said that Joe Biden upon joining office in January 2021 was briefed on China’s efforts to expand its global military and intelligence presence. “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] conducted an upgrade of its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019. This is well-documented in the intelligence record.” It said the Chinese government “will keep trying to enhance its presence in Cuba, and we will keep working to disrupt it”. The statement added: “We think the PRC isn’t quite where they had hoped to be.” It also claimed that the US has taken diplomatic and other steps to “slow down” the Chinese government in Cuba. The WSJ had earlier reported that an electronic eavesdropping station on the island would allow Beijing to gather electronic communications from the southeastern United States, home to many US military bases, as well as monitor ship traffic. China, meanwhile, accused the US of “spreading rumours and slander” and called the US “the most powerful hacker empire in the world”. “As we all know, spreading rumours and slander is a common tactic of the United States,” Wang Wenbin, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry said. “The United States is also the most powerful hacker empire in the world, and also veritably a major monitoring nation.” Read More Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan Ex-governor general examining allegations of Chinese meddling in Canada steps down China calls US the ‘most powerful hacker empire’ as it denies deal to set up Cuba spy station

The policy chief for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said a no-confidence motion being considered by an opposition

A US citizen has been detained in Moscow according to a Telegram statement from Moscow's courts of general jurisdiction.

Residents share memories of their city, before its destruction in Russia's full-scale invasion.