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10,000 US hotel workers strike over Labor Day weekend

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 02:35
Workers walk off the job in eight US cities over pandemic-era cost-cutting measures.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 920

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 01:46
As the war enters its 920th day, these are the main developments.

Mexico’s AMLO defends legacy in final state-of-the-nation speech

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 23:56
Mexican president says judicial reform plan to elect judges would ensure that courts are 'at the service of the people'.

Is Brazil’s ban of social media platform X legal or political?

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 21:02
Site failed to comply with court order to block accounts linked to disinformation.

Israelis protest, union calls strike after six more captives killed in Gaza

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 20:53
Angry demonstrators stage mass protests as Israel’s largest trade union calls for a general strike on Monday.

Iraq to impose two-day curfew for first census in decades

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 17:52
Iraq has postponed censuses several times in almost three decades because of the security situation in the country.

Iran probe finds bad weather caused ex-President Raisi’s helicopter crash

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 17:51
Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May, along with his foreign minister and six other senior officials.

Russia says it intercepted more than 150 Ukrainian drones in ‘massive’ raid

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 17:30
Ukraine launches one of the biggest aerial attacks on Russia since the full-scale war began, including capital Moscow.

Germany’s far-right party likely to make gains in eastern region elections

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 16:37
Alternative for Germany (AfD) is likely to dominate Thuringia and Saxony, in a blow for Chancellor Scholz's alliance.

Leclerc delivers home Formula One win for Ferrari at Italian Grand Prix

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 16:32
Charles Leclerc delivers Ferrari's first home Formula One win at Monza in five years.

Amid Israel’s war on Gaza, cyclist Alaa al-Daly fights for a shot at glory

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 15:43
The Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling group have overcome war and personal adversity for a chance to compete internationally.

Lack of food and water, ambulances blocked as Israel lays siege to Jenin

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 15:35
Israeli reinforcements enter the besieged part of the occupied West Bank as assault on refugee camp enters fifth day.

Gaza has shown European universities are no longer places of free inquiry

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 15:22
The crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech and activism on European campuses should be cause for concern.

Israel recovers bodies of six captives from Gaza

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 15:01
Israel’s military has recovered the bodies of six captives from a tunnel in southern Gaza.

Elderly Muslim man accused of carrying beef beaten on train in India

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 15:01
A group of passengers on a train in India assaulted an elderly Muslim man over an accusation he was carrying beef.

Spain’s Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP to end three-year winless streak

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 14:52
Marc Marquez's victory at the Aragon Grand Prix ends a 1,043-day win drought for the six-time MotoGP champion.

Video: Polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 14:19
The United Nations has begun its campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio, which can cause paralysis.

What to know about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 13:38
UN officials say the best way to tackle polio in the Gaza Strip is an immediate and lasting ceasefire.

Israel cuts water and power as Jenin siege worsens

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 12:56
Israel’s siege of Jenin has worsened, with access to water and electricity now cut to Palestinians trapped in Jenin.

Mass polio vaccination drive kicks off in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 12:28
The campaign was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century last month.

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