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President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africa's political parties to work together for the good of the country as final results from last week's election confirmed his African National Congress had lost its majority for the first time. Angela Johnston reports.

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday (June 2) that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. Alex Cohen has the story.

Mexican voters experienced long lines on Sunday (June 2) to cast ballots in a historic election expected to make leftist Claudia Sheinbaum, the ruling party candidate, the country's first woman president.

Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskiy's unscheduled appearance at Asia's biggest security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, dominated proceedings on Sunday (June 2). He thanked Washington for allowing Kyiv to use the U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in the Kharkiv region, but added that it was not enough.

Parts of southern Germany remained submerged on Sunday (June 2) after heavy rain in recent days caused severe flooding, especially in the states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Surveillance video obtained by Reuters shows the moment a building collapsed onto a street in southern Istanbul on Sunday (June 2) as people waited to board a bus nearby. Rescuers dug through rubble to search for survivors, footage released by the city's fire department showed.

North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying trash into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday (June 2), in Pyongyang's latest move to rile its rival neighbor. Vanesse Chan reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (June 1) there could be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was destroyed, casting doubt on a key part of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel itself had made. Angela Johnston reports.

Mexico is preparing voting polls for Sunday's (June 2) general election, which is now the bloodiest in its modern history, with the assassination of 37 political candidates. Julio Cesar Valentin, who heads a mission of international electoral observers in the region, said it is the responsibility of the state to make sure electoral processes are free from violence.

Protesters in Paris marched on Saturday (June 1) demanding a ceasefire in Gaza as the conflict in the region is about to enter its eighth month and prospects for peace remain dim.

Indians voted in the summer heat on Saturday in what is the final phase of the world's biggest election. An early exit poll summary by the NDTV news channel projected that incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance will win a majority in the general election. Lauren Anthony reports.

South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry at joblessness, inequality and power shortages slashed the African National Congress's (ANC) share of the vote to 40%. Alice Rizzo has more.

Donald Trump's near-certain appeal of his historic conviction on criminal charges in New York faces long odds, says legal experts such as Abbe Smith of Georgetown Law.

India voted on Saturday (June 1) in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer heat in many parts, as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challengers said they would win the polls centred mostly on inequality and religion.

President Joe Biden welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday (May 31), congratulating the team on their back-to-back Super Bowl wins.

President Joe Biden said on Friday (May 31) the guilty verdict in Donald Trump's hush-money trial proved 'no is above the law'.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a fresh Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

The Paris 2024 Olympic torch was lit on Friday (May 31) atop the Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey, one of France's most visited tourist attractions which receives more than two million tourists every year.

Donald Trump said on Friday (May 31) he would appeal the guilty verdict that made him the first U.S. president convicted of a crime. Angela Johnston reports.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday (May 31) called on Hamas militants to agree to a new offer from Israel on releasing hostages in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire, saying this is the best way to begin winding down the deadly conflict.

Villagers in India's Maharashtra state turned to drinking dirty water on Friday (May 31) amid struggles with an intense heatwave and acute water shortage. "We are helpless, " villager Phulkai Belsare said as she drew water from a small pit near a pond to filter and collect the polluted water.

The people of Sudan are at "imminent risk of famine," United Nations agencies said on Friday, more than a year into a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Alice Rizzo has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy concluded long-term security agreements with Sweden and Norway on Friday, a sign of Western commitment to Ukraine as Kyiv seeks further military support from the West in the war with Russia. Sean Hogan has more.

Rescuers evacuated residents and gave supplies to people stranded in their homes on Friday (May 31) after flash floods, heavy rains, triggered by Cyclone Remal, hit the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.

A proposed law to get stray dogs off Turkey's streets has touched a raw nerve among animal-lovers who fear it will lead to many dogs being euthanized. Animal rights activist Nilgul Sayar and Animal Rights Federation Chairman Ahmet Kemal Senpolat said the focus should be on spay and neuter programs.