Voters are heading to the polls following a campaign period marked by reports of political repression.
Category: World
Watch: Hungry elephant wanders into Thai grocery store
The elephant helped himself to nine bags of sweet rice crackers, a sandwich and some bananas, shopkeepers say.
Musk urges Americans to tell lawmakers to ‘kill the bill’
Billionaire says the bill, which faces a key test in the Senate, undercuts efforts to slash federal spending.
The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws
Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge
Trump suspends foreign student visas at Harvard
US president says the move to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard is to safeguard national security.
Saudi Arabia seeks to prevent heat deaths as Hajj pilgrimage begins
The kingdom has installed hundreds of coolers and cracked down on unregistered Muslim pilgrims, after 1,300 people died last year.
200-year-old condom ‘in mint condition’ says museum
The sheath is part of an exhibition on 19th Century prostitution and sexuality.
US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire
The US ambassador to the UN said the resolution failed to call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.
Gaza now worse than hell on earth, humanitarian chief tells BBC
The situation in Gaza surpasses “any acceptable, legal, moral, and humane standard”, the ICRC tells BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.
Are the surprise airfield attacks a turning point for Ukraine?
Ukraine is still digesting the full implications of Operation Spider’s Web, writes our correspondent.