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Inside South Africa’s vote counting centre

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 13:09
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller is inside South Africa’s ‘Result Operation Centre’ where votes are being counted.

Iran opens registration for presidential race to replace late Raisi

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 12:44
Polls originally slated for 2025 were brought forward to June 28 following the president's death in May 19 air crash.

‘Forgotten citizens’: South Africa’s farm workers threatened with eviction

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 12:28
Farm workers and dwellers with historical links to the land have worked for generations but have seen nothing in return.

Europe casts off constraints to help Ukraine, as US cautiously wobbles

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:57
Putin warns France and Germany of 'serious consequences' as pair claim Ukraine should be able to hit Russian targets.

#NeverBiden: What’s the campaign against the US approach to Israel about?

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:38
Both pro-Palestinian critics of the US approach to the war on Gaza and Israel sympathisers are turning against Biden.

Palestinian citizen of Israel detained for posts about Gaza

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:36
A Palestinian citizen of Israel was detained over a post which reportedly sympathised with Palestinians killed in Gaza.

India reports first heat-related death this year

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:32
A labourer dies of a heatstroke in New Delhi as parts of the city record 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22F).

American progressives better learn what a feminist is

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 11:04
Democrats may pay a high price for equating the feminist criticism of gender ideology with right-wing bigotry.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup clash prompts New York to beef up security

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 10:11
Security arrangements for the marquee match will be the largest in Long Island county's history, police officials say.

The children making friends with dementia patients

Education - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 10:06
Pupils from Riverdale Primary School have been learning about dementia from older people with the disease.

China’s Xi calls for peace conference to end ‘tremendous suffering’ in Gaza

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:58
China's leader tells Arab leaders that Israel's war on Gaza 'should not continue indefinitely', pledges more aid.

A family yearns for answers years after Turkish refugee’s torture, death

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:43
In 2022, the Turkish coastguard found Baris Buyuksu barely alive with signs of torture, in the Aegean Sea.

Tax online giants to help kids' mental health, say Lib Dems

Education - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:31
Lib Dems to triple taxes on social media giants to fund mental health professionals in all schools.

Volcanic eruption puts on fiery spectacle near Iceland’s Grindavik

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 09:22
Sundhnukagigar volcano erupts for the fifth time this year with lava shooting 50 metres (164 feet) into the air.

How Israel pushed dotted ‘red lines’ to have its way in Rafah

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 08:54
Israel has ignored calls from its Western allies not to conduct a major operation in Rafah and faced no consequences.

Mayoral candidate shot dead at campaign rally in Mexico’s Guerrero state

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 08:51
Alfredo Cabrera's murder is the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Sunday's elections.

UN warns of ‘significant’ disease risk after Papua New Guinea landslide

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 08:09
The UN's migration agency says displaced residents urgently need clean water, purification tablets and food supplies.

South Africa elections live results 2024: By the numbers

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 07:21
About 28 million voters were registered to vote in national and provincial elections.

NATO’s top diplomats meet as Ukraine seeks long-range weapons to hit Russia

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 07:19
Military alliance's foreign ministers are due to meet in Prague to prepare aid package for Ukraine ahead of NATO summit.

India’s final vote: In temple town Varanasi, Modi and sarees are winners

Around The Globe - Thu, 05/30/2024 - 06:28
Modi is expected to comfortably win his seat, but the margin of victory could reveal how his party is doing nationally.

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