New hope for young Indians
“The Cockroach Janata Party, which went viral in just a few weeks and is very popular with young people, is a sign of hope for...
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Japanese city suspends 94 schools after first-ever bear sighting
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya has suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting,...
Powerful quake kills 19 in Philippines; triggers tsunami
An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and...
Greece arrests Palestinian suspected of Hamas links
Greece has arrested a Palestinian man suspected of links to the Islamist movement Hamas for “planning terrorist acts”, police said late Saturday. The 37-year-old was...
Missing Malaysian hiker’s rescue hailed a ‘miracle’
The rescue of a Malaysian hiker found alive after two weeks missing in the wilderness was hailed as “a miracle” by a friend on Sunday,...
Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: US media
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)...
Biles reveals health scare after ‘almost dying’
Seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as “almost dying”. American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of...
Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain
An oceanic crowd has filled the streets of the Spanish capital Madrid with chants, cheers and applause to greet Pope Leo XIV on the second...
Zelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will host Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street later on Sunday, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich...
S Korean president nominates would-be second woman PM
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook to be his next prime minister on Sunday, making her only the second woman to hold...
Armenia votes in test of Westward pivot away from Russia
Armenia votes Sunday in a parliamentary election set to test Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations...
Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US
Canada’s food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this...