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Burundi’s ruling party wins all parliamentary seats amid fraud claims/in /by
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/in /by
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/in /by
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/in /by
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 Freedom Flotilla" were detained by Israeli forces.
138 million child workers globally in 2024, number down from 2020/in /by
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/in /by
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 Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Chagos deal backlash: UK under fire over £30 billion payout/in /by
"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/in /by
"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/in /by
Early Wednesday morning, he posted “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”
Pixar’s animation ‘Elio’ premieres amid immigration unrest in LA/in /by
The cast including Zoe Saldana walked a blue carpet at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, miles away from the protests against the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers taking place in downtown Los Angeles