Soaring food prices send more looking for free meals, put ruling govt in tough spot

Giorgia Meloni’s eurosceptic party leads opinion polls, she hopes to be nation’s first female PM

Health Ministry names man killed as Saed al-Koni

Despite fierce resistance and weaker position in Parliament, president intends to raise retirement age

Storm system dumps record rains on region, triggering floods, landslides

BJ.1, first registered in India on July 2, has since been found in US, some European countries

Storm on track to slam island of Luzon, coastal towns forced to evacuate, authorities say

Formed in 2002, it has reduced death toll by 50%, saving 50 million lives over past two decades

Two neighbouring countries have opportunity to future-proof their threatened rivers, writes Medha Bisht

Main reformist party also calls for repeal of mandatory Islamic dress code

Three-member crew escape unhurt, investigation underway, authorities say

Moscow however rebukes West for campaign against Russians

New family code will give greater rights to non-biological parents