France braces for protests as unions strike
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Thursday, as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have...
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Toxic air pollution surges in Indian capital
Toxic air pollution in India’s capital New Delhi surged on Wednesday to more than 30 times the World Health Organization’s recommended daily limit, data from...
Palestinians return after 10-day Hebron siege
About 3,300 Palestinians have returned to their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank after more than a week of forced displacement, but residents...
US hostility persists under any party: Khamenei
Washington’s hostility towards Tehran will not change through partisan shifts or any concessions to the US, and those who believe otherwise are “greatly mistaken”, Iran’s...
WHO urged to review drinking water standards
Dozens of global health and environmental organizations called on the World Health Organization on Tuesday to revise decades-old standards for nitrate levels in drinking water,...
Students blockade dozens of high schools in France
Students blockaded dozens of high schools across France on Tuesday to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms as trade unions prepared for a...
Australia just banned social media for kids under 16
Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s faces its first major legal test in the High Court, almost one year after taking effect. The challenge...
US strategy links Myanmar peace talks
Washington aims to use peace diplomacy in Myanmar as a way to expand US influence and potentially gain access to the country’s rare-earth deposits, according...
Indian sailor killed after vessel attacked off Oman
An India-flagged cargo vessel was struck by an “unidentified aerial object” off Oman, killing one Indian crew member, New Delhi said Tuesday. Indian Shipping Minister...
Israeli forces kill four in Gaza
Israeli forces have killed at least four Palestinians in attacks across Gaza, while a fifth person died of wounds sustained in an earlier assault, according...
9 killed in plane crash in US Florida
A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said....
Trump Justice Dept breaks with tradition to enter midterm race
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department has shown a willingness to intervene directly in Tuesday’s midterm elections, breaking with decades of practice meant to avoid the...