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Reuters : South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority in this week’s election, the...
Reuters : India’s election was in full swing when hundreds of social media users shared a video that appeared to show Home Minister Amit Shah saying the ruling party wanted to scrap a quota...
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military regime has lost control of more parts of the Southeast Asian country, particularly along its borders, since anti-coup forces formed an alliance to mount a renewed offensive at the...
AFP : Former Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Friday submitted his candidacy for a presidential election set for next month following Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash, state media reported. The election...
Reuters : Spain plans to send Patriot missiles and Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of a 1.13 billion euro ($1.23 billion) weapon package announced last month, El Pais newspaper reported on Monday, citing...
BBC Online : A hospital in Indian capital Delhi where seven babies died in a fire was operating without a valid licence, police said. The fire occurred on Saturday, leading to the arrests of...
Deutsche Welle : The fear is there, day and night, said Mamadou from Chad, who asked that DW not use his full name for fear of reprisals, recounting what happened to him earlier this...
AFP : A volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed a six-kilometre cloud of ash into the sky on Monday in the latest of nearly 100 eruptions since early this year. The fresh eruption at Mount...
Al Jazeera : The Libertarian Party in the United States has picked a presidential candidate who has expressed support for a ceasefire in Gaza, rejecting the nationally known former President Donald Trump and Robert...
AFP : Early voting got under way in South Africa Monday, kick-starting what could be a historic election week, with the ruling African National Congress’ majority on the line for the first time. More...
Reuters : Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in gunbattles with Islamist militants in the country’s northwest bordering Afghanistan on Monday, the Pakistan Army said. The statement said the deaths were in addition to two...
AFP : Survivors reported having to kick down doors and leap out of windows to escape the inferno that swept through a centre packed full of young people enjoying games, including bowling, Indian media...