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Iran's electoral body has excluded the top two moderate candidates from participating in the country's upcoming presidential election, the Fars news agency reports, citing official sources.The body, also known as the Guardian Council,…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has issued a qualified apology for offence caused by his past remarks about Islam, speaking in a critical report into his Conservative Party which looked at discrimination including complaints of…

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has been informed in prison about three new criminal investigations against him, according to a post on his Instagram account published on Tuesday.Navalny said he had learned about the cases from an…

It remains unclear whether the energy department advised Australia's resources minister to veto a loan for a wind farm in far north Queensland.Senior officials from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources are on Tuesday…

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) as often as he can during his late-night show. But he seems to have touched a nerve on Monday night and this time, Cruz fired back on Twitter. Kimmel went after Cruz in his monologue for sharing a…

Crown "borrowed" the reputation of an independent consultant in order to appease Victoria's gaming regulator, a royal commission has heard.The inquiry into whether Crown remains suitable to keep its licence for its Melbourne operations was…

The United Nations has urged political leaders in Samoa to resolve a political crisis through dialogue after contested election results left the South Pacific nation with two leaders claiming to run the country.FAST party leader Fiame Naomi…

An impasse between Samoa's incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules and stop other women from entering politics across the Pacific, analysts warn.April's tightly-contested…

Victoria's opposition claims the Andrews government's latest budget punishes middle-class families and risks the state's post-COVID recovery.Shadow Treasurer Louise Staley's budget reply speech on Tuesday took aim at $5.8 billion in new and…

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has assured Queenslanders that power will be back soon as the state was beset by a widespread blackout on Tuesday afternoon.At least 470,000 households in regional areas and south-east Queensland were affected…