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Opposition hopes for significant diaspora votes amid economic crisis, but analysts say status quo likely to be upheld.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 72nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Arrivals must have three COVID vaccination shots and be part of a package tour with a fixed itinerary, report says.

A special edition of UpFront highlights struggles around the issue of migration over the past year.

The capsule with three US NASA astronauts and a German ESA crewmate parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico.

Knife rampage on Thursday, Israel's Independence Day, was the latest in a series of deadly assaults.

Deaths of 12 women last month are the latest in a series of fatal accidents in country's illicit mines.

Market jitters follow Beijing warning against any questioning of its controversial pandemic strategy.

Loss of Wandsworth for first time in 44 years adds to pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Mega-rich figures such as Andrew Forrest spend billions on climate change solutions while adding to carbon emissions.

Officials say the facility will provide crucial income despite causing war and pollution the last time it was open.

UN chief says nearly 500 people were evacuated on Thursday as Russia tries to crush last pocket of resistance.

The Karen National Union is providing protection and training to anti-coup activists in eastern Myanmar.

Jean-Pierre will become first Black woman to hold key post when Jen Psaki leaves White House next week.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said now is the time for unity in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

French forces are pulling out of Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country's military government.

Wife of Ukrainian fighter battling Russian forces inside Azovstal steel plant says soldiers 'will stand till the end'.

Accused Colombian drug trafficker pleads not guilty to two charges after being extradited to the US from Bogota.

Security forces set up roadblocks in the area where the killings occurred in the town of Elad.

The central bank hiked rates for the fourth time since December as UK inflation runs at 30-year highs.

Bennett thanked Putin for clarifying his attitude towards the Jewish people and the memory of the Holocaust.

The S&P 500 fell 3.5%, the Nasdaq 100 shed 5.1% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 3.1%.

The government has imposed a state of emergency to curb fighting between rival gangs.

Senate majority leader says vote on bill asserting legality of abortion will show where Republicans stand on the issue.

Israel's top court rejects petition against the expulsion of Palestinian residents from villages in the West Bank.

The largest digital currency fell as much as 8.4% to $36,639, the biggest intraday drop since April 11.

Indigenous women and girls face disproportionate rates of violence in both countries and advocates say action is needed.

I-Unit wins for investigation into Bangladesh state corruption; AJ English wins for report on rape as weapon of war.

Pharmacy chains have increasingly been targeted for allegedly lax oversight states say spurred high rates of addiction.

Mostafa Azimitabar painted using a toothbrush while he was held for eight years in Australia's immigration system.

Russia avoided sovereign default, but at a high cost.

State media reports a tenth survivor has been pulled from the rubble nearly a week after incident in Changsha.

New report by UN health agency says coronavirus pandemic killed nearly three times more people than officially reported.

Residents of six of Iraq's 18 provinces, including Baghdad and Al-Anbar, hit by thick clouds of choking dust.

Despite a peace deal signed in 2020, a military coup in Sudan last year has brought back instability in the region.

Tensions have risen since the Solomon Islands signed a security deal with China amid protests by Australia and the US.

West Texas Intermediate jumped more than 3 percent to surpass $111.

LREM will coordinate which candidates it presents with the centrist Modem party and the Horizons party.

The southern African state once adopted US dollars as legal tender when hyperinflation rendered its currency worthless.

With a truce largely holding, the council has been able to present itself as working towards a diplomatic solution.

US Justice Department task force has focused on seizing Russian yachts and luxury assets following invasion of Ukraine.

Aspen officials in South Africa say its COVID-19 vaccine plant risks shutting down after receiving not a single order.

Spring conscription is under way in Russia, fuelling anxieties that young men will be sent to Ukraine's front lines.

Russia says the move is in retaliation to Denmark's expulsion of 15 Russian envoys as well as its support of Ukraine.

The total number of people collecting unemployment benefits is still at its lowest level in more than 50 years.

Nonfarm productivity, measuring hourly output per worker, plunged at a 7.5 annualised rate last quarter, US data shows.

Musk taking over Twitter will not blunt the power of 'dangerous speech'.

The husband of decorated volunteer medic Yulia Pajevska who was abducted in mid-March shares his fears for her safety.

Residents have been warned to scale down their water usage this summer, as critical shortages loom.

Self-governing island, claimed by China, says other weapons deals from the US also delayed amid Russian war in Ukraine.