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Long queues outside polling stations in Pakistan

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:21
Long queues outside of polling stations have been reported in parts of Pakistan, like this one in Lahore.

‘We’re waiting to be martyred’: Palestinians await Israeli attack on Rafah

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 13:12
Palestinians in Gaza say they have nowhere to run as they brace for Israel to escalate military operations on Rafah.

Haitian PM calls for calm as violent protests demand his resignation

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:50
Rallies have paralysed the country amid calls for ouster of Ariel Henry in line with political agreement forged in 2022.

Suspect in Boston femicide case escapes from police custody in Kenya

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:15
Suspect jailed, awaiting ruling on US extradition request after being accused of killing girlfriend in Massachusetts.

Putin’s antiwar rival blocked from contesting Russia presidential election

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:53
Boris Nadezhdin, who has won support for his criticism of the Ukraine war, vows to challenge poll commission's decision.

Five killed in clashes with police as protests rock Haiti

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:18
Protests have paralysed Haiti for a third consecutive day amid growing demands that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign.

A new chapter in the Baloch struggle for justice in Pakistan

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 11:16
The Pakistani state claims that we are against it, but the truth is that it is the state that is against us. 

Panic in hemmed-in Rafah as Israel PM orders troops to prepare ground entry

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 10:50
UN chief says ground invasion of city would widen the 'humanitarian nightmare with untold regional consequences'.

‘Moving is torment’: Life for amputees after Turkey earthquakes

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 10:36
Around 70,000 people in Turkey are believed to have a disability caused by injuries in last year's earthquakes.

First time world exceeds 1.5C warming limit over 12-month period

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:34
EU monitors report comes as NASA launches climate satellite to survey oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail.

Kataib Hezbollah commanders killed by US drone strike in Baghdad

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 09:15
The US says it was behind a drone strike in Iraq’s capital Baghdad that killed two commanders of Kataib Hezbollah.

North Korea ends all economic cooperation with South as ties hit new low

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:46
Relations have deteriorated as Pyongyang ramps up weapons development and Seoul bolsters ties with US, Japan.

Malaysia says it recovered $5m of stolen 1MDB assets over last 13 months

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:36
The Southeast Asian nation is trying to recover billions of dollars investigators say were stolen from the state fund.

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 125

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:28
A US drone strike in Iraq killed a Kataib Hezbollah commander as Israeli bombing of Gaza enters fifth month.

‘Inherently undemocratic’: Pakistan suspends mobile services on voting day

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:16
The government temporarily suspends mobile phone services as it holds the parliamentary and provincial election.

Economic hardship, insecurity spike in Mali as ECOWAS exit looms

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 08:15
Mali's exit from the bloc comes as citizens complain about fallout of regions sanctions imposed following the two coups.

Book returned to school library after 120 years

Education - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 07:03
The book, presented to a child at a school in Birmingham in 1904, resurfaces via a jumble sale.

Pakistan’s real test begins after election, say analysts

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 03:33
Pakistan's struggling democracy faces serial crises — political, economic, on the security front, and of legitimacy.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 715

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 02:16
As the war enters its 715th day, these are the main developments.

Amnesty calls for war crimes probe over Myanmar military bombing of church

Around The Globe - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 01:01
The January attack in Sagaing killed 17 villagers, including two children, as they attended a Sunday service.

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