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Panic as Kashmir ‘survey’ seeks personal details, links with alleged rebels
'Intrusive' police exercise adds to fear and anxiety among residents in the disputed region.
Exodus from Rafah as Israel ramps up strikes on south Gaza
UN aid chief says notion that people in Gaza could evacuate to a safe place is an 'illusion'.
US official pressed about killings of Hind Rajab and Samer Abudaqa
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was questioned about investigations into the killing of Hind Rajab.
Two South African soldiers killed in DR Congo amid uptick in violence
The soldiers are part of a Southern African contingent deployed to fight the many armed groups roaming eastern DR Congo.
The North Korean defectors finding fame in South Korea
101 East follows the North Koreans chasing fame and fortune as internet celebrities in South Korea.
‘I want to be the best’: Hattan Alsaif, the Saudi woman making MMA history
Alsaif, who has just signed for the PFL, shares the pain she's faced in her life and how she found her calling in MMA.
Earthquake fever grips Turkey’s Istanbul amid fears of ‘the big one’
People of Istanbul have long feared the advent of a monster quake but it's hard, and scary for some, to prepare for it.
Israeli air strikes kill 10 civilians in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah promises to retaliate for deadliest attack in more than four months of cross-border exchanges.
The beekeepers of Sine Saloum: How all-women team tends to Senegal mangrove
Experts say the management model can be adopted by communities across Senegal and elsewhere in the world.
Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting: What we know about victims, suspects
At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire at the end of Chiefs' Super Bowl parade in Kansas City.
Will Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’?
Amid growing calls for Barghouti to be released after 22 years in jail, Israel has placed him in solitary confinement.
World leaders warn Israel against ‘catastrophic’ Rafah ground offensive
Australia, Canada, New Zealand say 'there is nowhere else for civilians to go', urge Israel to 'listen to its friends'.
Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC?
Two separate foreign military missions withdraw from the country after an unimpressed Kinshasa asked them to leave.
One dead, 21 wounded in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl parade
At least one person has been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a Kansas City Super Bowl parade.
SpaceX launches private Odysseus lander as US shoots for moon
NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, hopes to jumpstart lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions.
UK economy slips into recession, official data shows
GDP shrank by 0.3 percent in the last three months of 2023, after contracting 0.1 percent in the third quarter.
‘He was nameless’: Orphaned children lose family, identity in Gaza
Unaccompanied children in the war-torn enclave are registered as 'unknown', or as 'wounded child, no surviving family'.
One person killed in shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl victory parade
At least eight children were among the 21 people injured during celebrations of the Kansas City Chiefs' NFL win.
India’s Supreme Court scraps electoral bonds, calls them ‘unconstitutional’
System challenged by opposition and activists on grounds it hindered people's right to know who gives money to parties.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test of new surface-to-sea missiles
Kim also ordered North Korea's military to boost readiness near the western maritime border with South Korea.