Politics
Ukraine war: Russian Black Sea coast targeted, Kharkhiv hit by drones
The Russian region of Krasnodar on the Black Sea has come under attack, local Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said early on Saturday, hours…
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Politics
Posts falsely claim Australian foreign minister approved aid to Palestinian Authority
Australia has not provided aid to the Palestinian Authority, despite claims circulating online that Foreign Minister Penny Wong approved…
Fashion
Train services disrupted for over 2 weeks at key Cologne hub
A two-and-a-half-week planned disruption to train services has begun at Cologne Central Station in western Germany, impacting both…
News
How to visit (and even get married!) during Thailand's vibrant 2-day wedding festival
For those familiar with Phuket, Thailand, the first image that usually comes to mind is the crystal turquoise waters, fine white sands,…
News
'I saved my ID card and my dog': Israel expands demolitions of West Bank refugee homes
On the night Israeli forces entered Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and began ordering its 20,000 Palestinian residents to…
News
Firefighters gain upper hand in raging wildfires in Israel
JERUSALEM – Firefighters in Israel report gaining control over several significant wildfires around Jerusalem that forced evacuations and…
Lifestyle
The Tryst Puerto Vallarta is the perfect destination for gays to embrace their worst behavior
Pack those bags, Mexico awaits! www.instagram.com Puerto Vallarta just became an even more iconic gay landmark! For many years, the…
Politics
Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade
Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are facing an increased threat of starvation, the United Nations has warned, as…
News
ICJ hearing on Israel’s obligation to allow aid to Palestine: Key takeaways
On May 2, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded public hearings into what Israel’s obligations are regarding allowing United…
News
Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’
Uganda’s military chief, the son of longtime President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding a missing opposition activist in his basement…
News
John Hallett obituary
My father, John Hallett, who has died aged 97, had a long career in education that took him all over the world. In 1960, John flew to…
Politics
Venezuela rejects UN court order to halt election in territory under dispute with Guyana
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Friday rejected a ruling from the United Nations’ top court ordering the South…
News
Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda's president, has confirmed the detention of an opposition leader's bodyguard, who has been…
Business
'I was born Ivorian' - bank boss barred from running for president tells BBC
Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and the leader of Ivory Coast's main opposition party, has told the BBC that he will not give…
News
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith
The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago, has been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking her…
Politics
German intelligence confirms AfD as 'right-wing extremist' party
Germany's domestic intelligence agency said on Friday it has designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed "right-wing…
Politics
German intelligence labels AfD a confirmed right-wing extremist group
Germany's domestic intelligence agency said on Friday it has designated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a confirmed right-wing…
News
Riffs, rage and racers: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement…
Politics
How compulsory voting works in Australia
Australians will head to the polls tomorrow to elect a new government. But the country's 18 million eligible voters won't just be going to…
News
‘We want the fear to end’: a Palestinian widow relives the trauma of loss and struggle for survival
Every day, Ibtisam Ghalia and her four children count their remaining stocks of food. These are meagre: a kilo or so of beans, a bag of…
Business
Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly…
News
Lynx could be first UK zoo-born cat freed into the wild
A lynx born in a zoo in Cornwall could become the first UK zoo-born cat to be successfully released into the wild. Animals born and raised…
Politics
Mexico plans gradual reduction to 40-hour work week by 2030
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's government will gradually reduce the standard work week to 40 hours, Labor and Social Security Minister…
News
Woman Recounts Terror When 'Weird' Smell Leads to Discovery of Man Under Hotel Bed: 'I Thought He'd Choke Me or Rape Me' (Exclusive)
Natali Khomenko shared a TikTok video claiming she discovered a man hiding under her bed in a hotel room in Tokyo "I thought that he will…