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Insurance firms should shun the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 14:05
The project is already devastating local communities and will contribute to climate change if completed.

Why direct action is becoming common in the fight for the Palestinian cause

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 14:00
From blocking bridges to economic boycotts, direct action for Gaza is increasingly common. But can it succeed?

Is Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:51
Global powers raise alarm after latest drone attack on Russian-held nuclear facility hits reactor confinement structure.

Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:49
The Trypilska thermal power station, a major electricity supplier to Kyiv region, was destroyed by missiles on April 11.

Mass grave discovered at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:47
A new mass grave was found at al-Shifa Hospital where a two-week siege by Israeli forces has turned it into a graveyard.

Paris 2024 torch lit in Olympics birthplace, relay under way

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:26
The torch relay for the Paris 2024 Olympics has begun at the birthplace of the games in Greece.

India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:15
More about Modi's BJP, Rahul Gandhi's Congress and other parties that are central to world's largest electoral exercise.

Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:11
Rescue teams search for two missing people in Oman as bad weather disrupts travel in the United Arab Emirates.

‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 13:00
Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely ignored by the state.

Muslim student loses school prayer ban challenge

Education - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:32
Michaela School was entitled to enforce a ban on prayer rituals, the High Court has ruled.

Video captures shooting of Palestinian USAID veteran in Israel

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:30
Video captured the killing in Israel of Yaacub Touhi, a 50-year-old Palestinian who was a 20-year veteran of USAID.

Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:07
Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran's weekend attack.

‘Mama we’re dying’: Only able to hear her kids in Gaza in their final days

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 11:13
Hanan and Mazen were stuck in the West Bank. Their kids were in Gaza, where they were killed by Israeli bombs.

Fire engulfs iconic stock exchange building in Denmark’s Copenhagen

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 11:01
A blaze at Copenhagen's former stock exchange toppled the historic building's spire which was undergoing renovation.

‘Playing with fire’: Ukraine’s frustration grows with US lawmakers, Europe

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:53
Ukraine is raising its standing army by 300,000, as the US stumbles and the EU lacks capacity to defend a future member.

Heavy rains, lightning in Pakistan kill at least 50 people

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:28
Many deaths have been reported in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bordering Afghanistan.

Analysis: Ruling party errors give Turkey’s opposition hope for future

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:06
Local elections point to a strengthening opposition, as external problems and internal issues cause AK Party to stumble.

Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 10:00
Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather on the way.

International support for Tunisia’s jailed opposition leader Ghannouchi

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 09:49
International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says Ennahdha party leader is 'prisoner of conscience'.

Two arrested for firing at Bollywood star Salman Khan’s Mumbai home

Around The Globe - Tue, 04/16/2024 - 09:34
Khan has been in the crosshairs of an armed gang since 1998 for shooting two blackbucks on a recreational hunting trip.

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