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Under-pressure German ‌Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described a state election result as a "disaster" but vowed to stay in office.

Police clashed with several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague who pelted them with fireworks and other projectiles.

Iran has issued a warning after reportedly learning that the US is planning to resume military action – after also insisting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until its conditions are met.

Police have arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan at her house in Lahore, according to a spokesperson from his political party.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks targeting "sensitive" sites in Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh - hours after flames and smoke were seen near the city's main airport.

Ten lions were found dead in Tanzania's Ngorongoro wildlife reserve on Friday, with preliminary findings suggesting they may have been poisoned, the area's management authority said.

Ex-Premier League player Andros Townsend has laughed off an incident that saw him run over by a pitch roller.

At least 31 people have been killed in Pakistan after a vehicle carrying explosives rammed into a police compound and a gunfight broke out.

Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an act.