Politics
Clip shared with false claim 'Pakistan flag hoisted' after opposition won in Indian mega-state
A video of a religious flag atop a truck has been shared in posts that falsely claimed residents of Bareilly city in India's Uttar Pradesh…
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Politics
S Africa's ANC edging closer to forming unity government
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) says it has made progress in efforts to establish a government of national unity…
Politics
EU ministers extend protection rules for Ukrainian war refugees
War refugees from Ukraine will be able to remain in the European Union until at least March 2026, as per emergency rules extended by EU…
Business
Argentine monthly inflation lowest in 2.5 years
Monthly inflation in economically troubled Argentina came in at 4.2 percent in May, the lowest in two-and-a-half years, mainly due to a…
Politics
Meloni’s G7 sustainable food plan faces political, financial gridlock
Insights from the European Centre for Development Policy Management, Ecco, and African Arguments The News The Italian government is…
News
Several Palestinians killed after Israeli military operation in Jenin
Several Palestinians were killed in clashes during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank on Thursday, according to Israeli and…
News
Japanese hypercar tops list of world's 10 fastest electrics
Am Italo-Japanese hypercar has shaken the electric car world by streaking to a record 438.73 km/h at a track in Germany. The blistering…
Politics
UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force halt its siege of…
Politics
EU Council leader disappointed China absent from Swiss Ukraine meet
EU Council President Charles Michel criticized China's decision to boycott a Ukraine peace conference being held in Switzerland in the…
News
Israel says fighting continues in Rafah, 10 terrorists 'eliminated'
Israel's army says it is continuing its internationally criticized operations in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.…
Politics
A Russian warship that just sailed into Cuba can carry Putin's new prized hypersonic missiles
One of the Russian warships docked in Cuba can carry Putin's prized hypersonic missiles. Russian leadership has touted the Zircon as a…
News
The 'magnetic' Malawi vice-president who inspired hope
Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima has died at the age of 51 after a military aircraft he was flying in crashed in a forest in the…
News
Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A team of 32 firefighters in northern Iraq was battling to put out a massive fire Thursday, a day after it broke out at…
News
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people, a top UN official warns
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring…
News
Murder arrest made after missing woman's body found
A murder investigation has been launched and a man arrested after the discovery of a missing woman's body. Juming Xue, 41, from the…
News
A community in Australia turned a crocodile from a threat into a feast
A saltwater crocodile is no longer threatening a remote Aboriginal community in Australia after being killed and made into a feast for…
Politics
What we know ahead of Friday's deadline for South Africa to form a coalition and elect a president
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday and major political parties are still…
News
Double marriage ceremony misconstrued as 'same-sex wedding in Indonesia'
Footage of two grooms waiting for their brides at a double wedding ceremony was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts…
Fashion
Cars? Pork? Perfume? China has many options if a trade war breaks out with Europe
BEIJING (AP) — Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops.…
Politics
EU ministers examine protection plans for Ukrainian war refugees
EU justice and home affairs ministers are to examine plans to extend emergency rules to shelter people who fled the war in Ukraine until…
News
Milei's radical overhaul advances in Argentina's Senate as protesters clash with police
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Senate began what's likely to be an all-night voting marathon on the details of President…
News
Tube-shaped clouds spotted over eastern Australia are a natural phenomenon, not 'chemtrails'
Screenshot of false Facebook post, captured on June 11, 2024 The images were repeatedly shared on Facebook by users who also claimed they…
News
One year later, migrants who cheated death off Greece seek justice and struggle to cope with life
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Desperate hands clutched at Ali Elwan's arms, legs and neck, and screams misted his ears, as he spat out saltwater…
News
AP PHOTOS: Nomadic Muslim devotees throng a forest shrine in disputed Kashmir
BABA NAGRI, India (AP) — The road to the Baba Nagri forest shrine in India-controlled Kashmir was a colorful spectacle. Tens of thousands…