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Why voters fall out of love with liberation movements
Africa’s oldest liberation movement is in trouble and may be going the way of similar groups across the continent. The African National…
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Analysis-Vietnam eyes greener power but banks on coal to avert blackouts
By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI/HOA BINH, Vietnam (Reuters) - Lights are off and air conditioning is down at the headquarters of…
News
Seoul activists develop 'smart balloons' to send messages deep into North Korea
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - In the balloon warfare between North Korea and South Korean activists, one Seoul-based group has honed…
Politics
France's National Rally plans to woo other right-wingers
Following its win in the European elections, France's right-wing populist National Rally (RN) wants to woo other right-wingers, including…
Politics
Zelensky refutes Russian claims of village capture in Sumy region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Russian statements regarding the capture of a village in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy…
Politics
Turkish shipbuilder STM to construct three vessels for Malaysia
ISTANBUL — Turkey will build three vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy under the latter’s Littoral Mission Ship Batch 2 Project as part…
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An explosion and a fire at an armaments plant in Poland kills 1 person and injures another
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An explosion at an armaments plant in Poland on Monday caused a fire that killed a 59-year-old man who worked there…
Politics
The far right made big gains in European elections. What's next, and why does it matter?
BRUSSELS (AP) — For decades, the European Union — which has its roots in the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy — confined the…
Politics
Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech authorities suspect that Russia may have been behind last week’s attempt to set Prague public transport buses on fire,…
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Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing
An aircraft carrying Malawi's Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president's office has…
Politics
Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, named a Cabinet on Monday that retained his top…
Politics
DePaul University dismisses biology professor after assignment tied to Israel-Hamas war
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University said it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the…
Politics
Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It's a risky bet
The far right's surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President…
Politics
Green parties suffer EU poll drubbing
Green parties suffered major losses in the EU elections, particularly in France and Germany, hit by growing discontent at the bloc's…
Politics
Far-right German lawmaker stopped by party from taking EU seat
German far-right politician Maximilian Krah, who was banned from his party's EU campaign after making controversial statements about…
News
Mexico’s new president ran on climate goals. Will she follow through?
The month before Mexico’s 2 June presidential vote the country was bedeviled by water cuts and blackouts as a record heatwave took the…
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Last civilian hospital in besieged Sudan city closed
Doctors at one of the last functioning hospitals in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher say they've been forced to close down the…
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South Korea says North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers along the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military on Monday said it’s detecting signs that North Korea is installing its own loudspeakers…
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Sudan's notorious paramilitary group loots a Darfur hospital, aid group says
CAIRO (AP) — The notorious Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, fired shots and looted a…
Politics
Rebuilding Gaza: the carbon cost of war
Between 156,000 and 200,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Gaza in the first 120 days since the attacks by Hamas, which prompted a…
News
What's Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?
Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the…
Politics
Italy's Premier Meloni gets domestic, European boost from EU election win
ROME (AP) — Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party won European elections in Italy with a strong 28% of the votes, boosting her…
Politics
Netanyahu asks Gantz not to resign from Israel’s War Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked opposition leader Benny Gantz to reconsider his decision to leave the emergency…
Business
Have Milei's first six months improved the Argentine economy?
When Javier Milei was campaigning last year to become the president of Argentina, he brandished a chainsaw to symbolise his determination…