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Air India flight crashes on takeoff in Ahmedabad, over 100 onboard

An Air India aircraft bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed on takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday

Burundi’s ruling party wins all parliamentary seats amid fraud claims

International observers and civil society groups noted a generally calm polling environment, but the opposition denounced the election as a “significant fraud,” citing ballot stuffing, coerced voting, and detention of their polling

U.S., Iran to hold sixth round of negotiations in Oman

The announcement by Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi comes as the U.S. is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest

Deadly Floods Devastate South Africa’s Eastern Cape: At Least 49 Dead, More Missing

Eastern Cape is one of South Africa’s most impoverished regions, and officials say the impact has been especially severe in areas with informal housing. Rescue operations are set to continue Thursday as authorities work to account for the missing.

Israel deports Greta Thunberg, other activists from Gaza aid flotilla

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrived in her home country Sweden on Tuesday after having been deported from Israel following the attempt by her and several other activists to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza via boat. Some activists from the "Gaza Free...

138 million child workers globally in 2024, number down from 2020

Child labour rates have fallen by almost half since the year 2000, but the world has missed the global target of eliminating child labour by 2025.

Several Western governments sanction two far-right Israeli ministers

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Isra...

Chagos deal backlash: UK under fire over £30 billion payout

"This morning, we heard that Mauritius is scrapping income tax because of his terrible Chagos Deal. Why on earth should the British taxpayer pay £30 billion for tax cuts in Mauritius?" asked Kemi Badenoch, the UK Opposition Leader.

Chagos deal backlash: UK under fire over £30 billion payout

"This morning, we heard that Mauritius is scrapping income tax because of his terrible Chagos Deal. Why on earth should the British taxpayer pay £30 billion for tax cuts in Mauritius?" asked Kemi Badenoch, the UK Opposition Leader.

USA: Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump

Early Wednesday morning, he posted “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”