In a landmark decision, Japan’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to pay damages to people who were forcibly sterilized under a…
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Iran’s snap presidential election will head to a second vote on Friday, with a reformist and conservative hardliner facing off to replace…
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Hurricane Beryl, an early-season storm super-charged by abnormally warm ocean temperatures, is tearing through the Caribbean. Grenada’s Carriacou island was “flattened” when Beryl made…
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France’s most streamed singer Aya Nakamura has joined the chorus of voices calling on the French electorate to vote against the far…
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Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says
Israel and Hamas appear to be on the brink of a framework agreement for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, an Israeli…
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‘Anyone who fell did not get up’: Locals recall chaos and confusion at scene of deadly crush in India
Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when scores of people…
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During a visit to a local farm while working with development agency USAID, Ugandan entrepreneur Juliet Tumusiime realized that a huge amount…
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A club of Eurasian countries spearheaded by China and Russia to advance their leaders’ vision of an alternative world order is set to…
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Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice…
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The Chinese coast guard detained a Taiwanese fishing vessel in waters off China’s southeast coast on Tuesday night, in the latest flare-up of…