North Macedonia yesterday returned to the ballot box for a presidential run-off that risks turning into a major headache for the ruling Social Democrats, whose candidate is battling a nationalist-backed rival.

Film stars Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Beart joined hundreds of people from the arts world in backing France’s “yellow vests” movement, as the latest anti-government marches took place Saturday.

US doctors are tapping into their electronic medical records to identify unvaccinated patients and potentially infected individuals to help contain the worst US measles outbreak in 25 years.

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen reached out to her counterparts in Hungary and Poland, both already in government, during a European elections campaign meeting in Brussels.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said victory was “certain” for his ruling ANC party in Wednesday’s general elections despite corruption, high unemployment and widening inequalities marring its 25 years in power.

A homemaker who was set ablaze in Rangpur on Thursday died of her burns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Rockets from Gaza killed three people in an Israeli city while five Palestinian militants died yesterday in surging cross-border fighting that included a return by Israel to singling out enemy commanders for attack.

Police arrested an accused in a case filed over raping six minor girls from Jashore’s Benapole on Saturday evening.

Egypt’s antiquities ministry on Saturday unveiled a 4,500-year-old burial ground near the Giza pyramids containing colourful wooden coffins and limestone statues dating back to the Old Kingdom.

Dutch envoy in Dhaka Harry Verweij has said foreign companies find it extremely challenging to set up firms in Bangladesh.

Poor diet has become a major concern for Bangladesh as changing dietary patterns show that people are less focused on consuming whole grains, fresh produce and nuts, leading to disease and death.

He has been running a licensed firearms shop in Chuadanga for the last nine years but official documents show he has not sold even a single firearm during the period.

Two alleged criminals -- a drug dealer and a robber -- were killed in so-called shootouts with Border Guard Bangladesh and Rab in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar early yesterday.

The reckless practices of the real estate business have led to exorbitant land prices in the capital, making housing unaffordable for low-income people, said land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury yesterday.

It was only a few days to go until farmer Ruhul Amin’s crops would be ready for harvest, but during Cyclone Fani, everything got ruined.

An information technology professional has been missing for more than two days.

The Syrian government has accused Kurdish leaders of “treason” for organising a conference with allied Arab tribes to plot out the political future of territory under their alliance’s control.

The United States said Friday it would start imposing sanctions over Iranian exports of enriched uranium allowed under a nuclear deal rejected by President Donald Trump, even as it granted waivers to allow the accord to survive.

Four people were killed and 15 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck here yesterday morning.

To the boom of cannons, pipes and chants, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday in a ceremony governed by centuries-old rituals, vowing a righteous reign and calling for “national security” and “happiness” in a remarkable display of royal power.