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Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports with a star-studded show.

As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.

The move comes amid concerns of Iran's response following the killings of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.

As the war enters its 899th day, these are the main developments.

The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.

The group has said it wants a truce plan based on US President Joe Biden's May 31 ceasefire proposal.

Martial arts expert starts up class to help ethnic minorities learn how to deal with abuse following unrest.

US President Joe Biden said fears expressed by his own party's leaders helped convince him to drop out of the election.

Joe Biden added that he dropped out of the US presidential race because he didn't want to be a distraction.

Ukraine is bracing for more Russian attacks in retaliation for its cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

Since PM Hasina's flight abroad, numerous attacks have been reported against Hindu households, temples and businesses.

The pro-Israel lobby is finding it harder and harder to confront a growing shift in American public opinion.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting has become the second women's boxer embroiled in a gender dispute to win gold at the Olympic Games.

Once an Ethiopian asylum seeker, the Dutch distance running great won her third medal of the Paris Olympics.

France pushed defending champions USA until the last second, but lost the final at a packed Bercy Arena in Paris.

President Paul Kagame secures himself another five years in power, pledging to 'consolidate national unity'.

Nominees, seemingly in line with President Masoud Pezeshkian's moderate outlook, must be approved by parliament.

Search for survivors under way after landslide at Kampala landfill engulfs people, animals and homes.

How war between the army and paramilitary forces has led to famine, displacement and chaos in the North African nation.

Israel's strike on a school in Gaza City was the eighth time that Israel has attacked a school in August alone.

A small town founded by runaway slaves is granted administrative autonomy

US Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris has condemned Israel's attack on a school in Gaza.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians flee as Israel warns of expanded military action in southern city of Khan Younis.

Homes, people and livestock were engulfed by the landslide at a vast landfill site in the capital, Kampala.

Palestinians left with nowhere to flee as Israel extends its attacks across the enclave.

Olympic boxing champion's lawyer files complaint against X, condemns 'speculations fuelled by malicious individuals'.

Claim comes amid reports of foreign efforts to interfere in US presidential election.

George Totari's famous song brought Palestinian resistance music to the West. Now it is undergoing a major revival.

As the war enters its 898th day, these are the main developments.

Mohammed Hamada is a champion weightlifter. But after struggling to survive in Gaza, he faces an uphill task.

USA win both 4x400m relay and men's 100m hurdles finals for their 14 athletics medal at Paris Olympics 2024.

The Canadian beat France's Dany Dann in front of a partisan crowd to take the first-ever men's gold medal in breaking.

Protesters say they fear project by mining giant Rio Tinto would pollute water sources and endanger public health.

Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time.

Israel says it will attend as its forces kill more than 100 Palestinians in school attack.

Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada says he was taken against his will to US amid conflicting accounts of arrest last month.

Poll shows Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has edge over Republican rival in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Over 100 Palestinians were killed after Israeli strikes attacked a school sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians.

Tamirat Tola completes the tough Paris course in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds.

Advocates urge Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel after attack kills more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza City.

Civil defence teams are working to recover bodies of 58 passengers, four crew killed in fiery crash in Sao Paulo state.

The overthrow of Sheikh Hasina is a remarkable political feat. However, many challenges lie ahead.

Hundreds protest outside the Supreme Court calling for Obaidul Hassan, seen as loyal to ex-PM Hasina, to step down.

People living abroad are sending more money to their families at home, but how do money transfers work?

Hamas condemns 'dangerous escalation' while Qatar calls strike 'brutal crime against defenceless civilians'.

Since October 7, Israel has been using thunderous noise, triggering memories of Beirut's devastating port explosion.

People chanted 'Free, free Palestine' during Democratic presidential candidate's speech at Arizona rally.

Dual Russian-Spanish citizen was greeted by President Putin last week after spending years in a Polish jail.

Russia has imposed 'anti-terror' measures in Kursk and the nearby regions of Bryansk and Belgorod.

Women and girls fleeing armed groups in Mali claim sexual assault by Malian soldiers at border with Niger.