President Donald Trump's son-in-law and envoy first held rare talks with Hamas's new leader in Egypt over the weekend in his effort to advance the stalled 15-point plan.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent.

Britain's roads and rail regulator granted Virgin Trains access to track under English Channel opening the way for Eurostar's monopoly to be challenged.

It is the most sought-after weapon in the world, but sits idle, in a cornfield, its cannisters empty, last fired 10 weeks ago.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham messaged briefly with a person impersonating Susie Wiles, a British government official said.

A ⁠senior member of ⁠Russia's liberal Yabloko party ​was sentenced on Monday to 11 ‌years and one ‌month in a ⁠penal ⁠colony, independent news outlet Mediazona said, for criticising ​the war in Ukraine which he described at his trial ​as a catastrophe for Russia.

Zambian police arrested several leading opposition figures on the night of national elections last week, accusing them of posing ​a threat to state security, the government said.

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake. The 7.4 magnitude quake struck