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‘It’s healthy to be on war alert’: Sweden’s conscription push gathers pace

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:46
As it prepares to join NATO, Sweden's long-held neutrality will soon become a principle of the past.

UN calls for $4.1bn in aid for Sudan, says crisis needs world’s attention

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 13:29
The 10-month conflict has created one of the world’s ‘largest displacement and protection crises’, UN agencies say.

Palestinian boy drinks from puddle amid Gaza water crisis

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:51
A video of a Palestinian boy drinking from a puddle in Gaza has helped to show the extent of the water crisis.

Sweden closes probe into Nord Stream pipeline blast

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:47
The cause of the explosions on the gas route remains a point of sharp debate between Russia, Ukraine and the West.

As election campaign ends in Pakistan, many lament Imran Khan’s absence

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:46
Little excitement in Pakistan's second-largest city as campaigning for vote, tainted by the ex-PM's imprisonment, ends.

Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity rejected: What next?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 12:43
A three-judge panel unanimously ruled that Trump enjoyed no immunity against charges he plotted to derail 2020 election.

Looking for a penny’s worth of hope amid the genocide in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:57
The horrors of Israel's genocide against the Palestinians continue, even after the ICJ ordered it to stop.

In Turkey’s Gaziantep, weddings are dispelling some post-earthquake sadness

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:28
In the lively wedding district, celebrations are cautiously starting up again as couples start their futures together.

Russia hits targets across Ukraine in ‘massive’ missile, drone strikes

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:25
Deadly early morning attacks hit Kyiv and other cities, killing at least three civilians.

Israeli air attacks on Rafah in Gaza

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:04
Israeli air strikes have hit Rafah in Gaza, where the UN says 1.9 million displaced Palestinians are.

Twin bombings kill at least 22 as Pakistan prepares for elections

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:01
The attacks target election campaign offices of candidates in the restive Balochistan province.

Aliyev poised to win as Azerbaijan votes in snap presidential election

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:22
President Aliyev widely expected to win another term after takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh breakaway enclave.

Houthis couldn’t stop genocide, but exposed the West’s moral bankruptcy

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:19
They proved that the West values swift shipping at reasonable prices much more than the lives of Palestinian children.

Preview: Ivory Coast vs DR Congo – CAF AFCON 2023 semifinal

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 10:07
Ivory Coast declare 'we are no longer afraid' as they prepare to face DR Congo for a place in the 2023 AFCON final.

Blinken in Israel to try to seal Gaza truce deal

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:54
The US official arrives as reports suggest fading optimism over efforts to bring the war to a halt.

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 124

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:45
Efforts for a truce deal continue amid worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Pakistan’s election: Can the next government bring economic stability?

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:37
There will be no honeymoon period for winners of this week's pivotal 2024 polls as economic challenges loom large.

Philippines landslide strikes miners, homes in gold-mining village

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:20
Dozens of people missing after heavy rains brought mountainside cascading over remote village.

Jordan make dreams come true to reach first Asian Cup final

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 09:10
Jordanians celebrated the night away from Doha to Amman as their team reached their first Asian Cup final.

Flowers, tears, tree planting in Adiyaman to remember Turkey’s earthquake

Around The Globe - Wed, 02/07/2024 - 08:58
On the first anniversary of the quake that killed more than 50,000 people, Adiyaman came together to remember.

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