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Syrian President al-Sharaa and Lebanese PM Salam met in Damascus to discuss border security, smuggling, economic ties and detained persons in both countries
Britain is deploying destroyer HMS Dragon to the Middle East ahead of a UK-France-led multinational mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iran
Keir Starmer vows to 'listen to voters' after Labour loses nearly 1,400 council seats to Reform UK and nationalists in a historic local election defeat across Britain
WHO chief Tedros says hantavirus risk to Tenerife is 'low' and 'not another Covid' as MV Hondius, where three passengers have died, heads for the Canary Islands
Suspected oil slick near Iran's Kharg Island is smaller than feared, a U.K. group says, as officials dispute whether strained storage facilities caused the spill
The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius is heading for Spain's Canary Islands, where nearly 150 passengers will be evacuated after three deaths and six confirmed cases
