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Switzerland has won Eurovision, topping the leaderboard in a competition fraught with last-minute changes and backstage incidents.

Russia has reopened a major front in its war with Ukraine in a move that will stretch Kyiv's already undermanned and outgunned forces as they wait for Western weapons.

Flames and black smoke chugged from the windows of a two-storey apartment block in a frontline Ukrainian town.

With fans from more than 80 countries watching on, 25 contestants went head to head for the coveted glass microphone.

Israel has called on residents from more areas of Rafah in the Gaza Strip to evacuate and head to the "expanded humanitarian area" as it prepares to ramp up its military assault.

Tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi, kicking off a week of rolling protests against a Putinesque new law threatening press and civic freedoms.

OTT outfits, whacky performances and plenty of glitter are the bread and butter of Eurovision - but this year the fizz and the fun has taken a back seat as the show's bosses battled to keep politics and personal drama from the stage.

A man has been rescued from a collapsed building in South Africa after five days trapped in the rubble.

At least 300 people have been killed in flash floods in northern Afghanistan, according to the UN food agency.

The European Hospital, in southern Gaza, is a dangerous place to be.