Iraq's Karbala upbeat ahead of Arbaeen as foreign pilgrims return

Ex-UK MP Keith Vaz carried out 'sustained and unpleasant bullying' of colleague

Merkel's successor must fill big shoes on world stage yet foreign affairs barely ripples

BP closes UK petrol stations due to shortage of drivers

Smugglers caught carrying 69 Albanians on trawler to UK

Today's best photos: from cliff-divers to football-playing asylum seekers

Creativity festival Semi Permanent leads the way for post-Covid live experiences

'Brave' action needed as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spends 2,000th day in detention

Life expectancy for UK men falls for first time since 1980s

MBC's Shahid picks up two International Emmy nominations

Anthony Joshua says he would 'fight King Kong' if required as Oleksandr Usyk test looms

AstraZeneca ties up with Imperial start-up to develop cancer-busting RNA tech

Emirates Development Bank signs deal with Emirates NBD to boost financing to SMEs

Dubai named world's most resilient city by United Nations

After Saied suspends parts of the constitution, Tunisians worry what comes next

Sudan's failed coup a distraction from government's failings, activists say

Algeria ex-presidential candidate jailed for four years

Venkatesh Iyer and Rahul Thripathi guide Kolkata to convincing IPL win over Mumbai

UNGA 2021: How the NYPD protects world leaders and city residents

Cutting off hands and executions to return to Afghanistan, Taliban official says

Al Kadhimi asks Iraqis to vote to end corruption

UAE-US plan to drive farming revolution set for launch, US agriculture chief says

Rashida Tlaib calls Israel ‘apartheid regime’ as Congress votes on Iron Dome funding

UNGA 2021: Climate change drives security concerns in Sahel and small island states

Composer AR Rahman promises to break boundaries at Expo 2020 Dubai

Paris court refuses to cut life sentence for Carlos the Jackal

Nearly 20 EU countries back Tedros for second term as WHO chief

Biden touts Pfizer Covid booster after US CDC approves shots for some groups

UK paid average compensation of £2,380 for Afghan civilian deaths

Wallace admits MoD Afghan data blunders 'not good enough'

South Africa says 'no reasonable basis' for remaining on UK red list

Jordanian and Syrian foreign ministers discuss border security

Iraq's Barham Salih tells UNGA of ‘national battle’ against corruption

How do you tell the age of a lobster? Scientists have solved the mystery

New laws must protect people from online scams, consumer group says

WHO recommends antibody treatment for Covid patients at high risk of hospital admission

Crisis is pushing Libya to brink of civil war, says Menfi

Inside US-GCC meeting: Iran nuclear stalemate and regional behaviour dominate