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India election 2024 phase 2: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 06:32
Across 13 states, 88 constituencies go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the world's largest election.

Chinese student jailed in US for threatening to ‘cut off hands’ of activist

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 06:28
Xiaolei Wu, a music student in Boston, is jailed after being found guilty of harassing a pro-democracy activist.

China ‘gravely concerned’ over EU raids on security equipment company

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 04:21
Diplomatic mission condemns raids on Dutch and Polish offices of Chinese company Nuctech.

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 03:46
The weapons, which can hit targets as far as 300km (186 miles) away, have been used twice already.

US far-right outlet Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 02:35
Website announces bankruptcy amid multiple defamation lawsuits related to 2020 presidential election.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 791

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 02:10
As the war enters its 791st day, these are the main developments.

What happens when activists are branded ‘terrorists’ in the Philippines?

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 00:20
Indigenous activists live from day to day as they try to hide from authorities and challenge designations in court.

‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return revealed

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 23:58
Peace Corps found 'overwhelming support and enthusiasm' for return to Pacific island nation, report shows.

How can we reduce global food insecurity?

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 22:07
New report warns that 282 million people faced acute hunger last year.

Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 21:28
Columbia University faculty say they are ‘furious’ at the arrest of students at pro-Palestine protests on campus

Spain’s prime minister halts public duties after wife accused of corruption

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 20:54
Pedro Sanchez says he will make an announcement on his political future next week.

Biden signs law securing billions in US aid for Ukraine, Israel

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 20:46
Despite outcry over abuses in Gaza war, US president stresses that his commitment to Israel's security is 'ironclad'.

Escaped horses in central London injure four people

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 20:29
A pair of escaped military horses was caught on camera running through central London.

UK police arrest three over deaths of five people in English Channel

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 20:12
Deaths occurred when a small overcrowded boat carrying 112 people set out to cross the Channel and panic took hold.

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon as cross-border fire escalates

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 18:44
Hezbollah dismisses Israeli claim that it has killed half of the group's commanders in southern Lebanon.

Portrait by Gustav Klimt sells for $32m at Vienna auction

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 18:33
Portrait of Miss Lieser, a painting of a young woman left unfinished due to Klimt's death, was long believed to be lost.

Dove release as gesture of peace in European Parliament met with dismay

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 17:36
MEP releases dove as he calls for peace, to the consternation of other members in the European Parliament chamber.

Life Before Land

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 17:30
Distant weather warnings are now full-on alerts in Bangladesh as it faces the brutal effect of climate change.

About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 17:07
Gaza, Sudan and other conflicts, along with extreme weather and economic shocks, worsened food insecurity, report says.

Are settler politics running unchecked in Israel?

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 16:59
While far-right settler sentiments have always existed, they seem to be having a louder and louder say in Israel today.

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