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Kashmir’s famed saffron faces devastating new terror: Porcupines
Kashmir's saffron farmers are losing 30 percent of their crop to the rodents as deforestation pushes them into farms.
Countries reach landmark deal on tackling future pandemics, WHO says
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is 'alive and well'.
Xi arrives in Malaysia with a message: China’s a better partner than Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Malaysia is second stop in Southeast Asia amid Trump tariffs and US trade war.
Trump says ball in China’s court on trade, weighs tariffs on minerals
Hong Kong's postal service says it will no longer accept US-bound goods in response to US 'bullying'.
Sudan paramilitary declares rival government two years into civil war
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces declares rival authority in areas under its control.
Barcelona and PSG reach Champions League semifinals; Dortmund and Villa out
Barca and Paris-Saint Germain overcome Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa, respectively, in narrow quarterfinal wins.
Hamas ‘lost contact’ with group holding Gaza captive after Israeli attack
Hamas says Israeli bombing resulted in loss of contact with group guarding Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander.
What is the regional impact of the war in Sudan?
Foreign powers back different sides, while fears grow that violence could spread.
‘Ant Gang’ smugglers plead guilty to trafficking wildlife in Kenya
Four wildlife traffickers face sentencing in Kenya after being caught smuggling 5,000 rare queen ants.
Jordan thwarts plot that threatened national security, 16 arrested
Jordan says it has arrested 16 people accused of plotting to threaten national security.
Former Brazil President Bolsonaro in recovery after 12-hour surgery
The right-wing leader faces legal proceedings over his alleged involvement in a 2023 effort to oust President Lula.
France expels 12 Algerian officials as tensions escalate
Move comes after Algeria expelled French diplomats, following France's arrest of an Algerian official linked to kidnap.
Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip?
Parsing through Donald Trump's Middle East agenda with Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Iran ‘must stop and eliminate’ nuclear enrichment, says US envoy Witkoff
Steve Witkoff previously suggested that the US is seeking to curb Iran's uranium enrichment programme, not abolish it.
Beijing pauses Boeing orders as trade war escalates
Boeing’s setback boosts competitiveness for rivals Airbus and COMAC in China.
US increases forces near Iran
In this episode of Project Force, @AlexGatopoulos looks the military threat that accompanies negotiations
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, what lies ahead?
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, civilians in Darfur are under siege as peace talks stall and violence escalates.
Russian journalists jailed for more than 5 years over alleged Navalny ties
Russian court sentences four journalists over alleged ties to former opposition leader’s banned anticorruption group.
Syria’s al-Sharaa meets with Qatar’s Emir in Doha
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani on his first official visit to Doha.
Mark Zuckerberg back in US court amid push to break up Meta
The last time the US Federal Trade Commission broke up a major corporation was AT&T, more than four decades ago.