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At least 70 Kenyans killed by floods as more rain is forecast this weekend
More than 130,000 people are currently affected with thousands of houses washed away and others flooded.
US student of Indian descent detained and expelled for pro-Palestine demonstrations
Achinthya Sivalingan, born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, has been barred from the campus and faces disciplinary action, said a university spokesperson.
Pakistan warns Indian leaders against using elections for political gain
Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Islamabad rejects all the claims made by Indian leaders over Jammu and Kashmir.
Ukraine pulls US-provided Abrams tanks from the front lines over Russian drone threats
The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to Ukraine in January 2023 after an aggressive monthslong campaign by Kyiv.
US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations
Blinken and Wang each underscored the importance of keeping lines of communication open but they also lamented persistent and deepening divisions that threaten global security.
South African apartheid-era art returned to mark 30 years of democracy
The artworks, which reflect the daily struggles of the country’s Black majority during the apartheid era and the effects of racial segregation policies are on display.
London resident arrested by NIA in Indian mission attack case
Inderpal Singh Gaba, a resident of Hounslow in west London, was arrested in India on Thursday.
Climate change is bringing malaria to new areas. In Africa, it never left
Scientists worry that people living in areas once inhospitable to mosquitoes, including the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mountains of eastern Ethiopia, could be exposed.
Vietnam court jails soft drinks tycoon in $40 million scam case
Thanh, the 71-year-old chairman of beverage group Tan Hiep Phat, was ruled to have masterminded scams to appropriate assets put up as collateral against loans, state media reported.
US colleges seek police action to ‘crackdown’ pro-Palestinian protests ahead of…
Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies enabling its monthslong conflict.
Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers strike
Airlines cut more than half of their normal flight schedules at Paris's two main airports, Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, with many flights in the southern city of Marseille also grounded.
Venice tests 5-euro entry fee for day-trippers as city grapples with overtourism
Hundreds of Venetians protested against the program, marching festively through the city's main bus terminal behind banners reading "No to Tickets, Yes to Services and Housing."
Hamas official says group will lay down arms if independent Palestinian state is established
The suggestion that Hamas would disarm appeared to be a significant concession by the militant group. However, there was no immediate reaction from Israel or the Palestinian Authority.
India shreds US remarks on human rights, calling the report biased
"We attach no value to it and urge you to do the same,” said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday.
EU urges probe into reported mass graves at Gaza hospitals
The UN rights office said Tuesday international investigators should be involved in a probe into the discovery of the bodies.
US student protesters dig in as Israel-Hamas war grinds on
The protestors are demanding Columbia divest from companies with ties to Israel -- and the demonstrations are spreading to other campuses around the United States.
Israel’s Netanyahu says Gaza protests on US campuses ‘horrific’
The Israeli Prime Minister argued the "response of several university presidents was shameful" and said more needed to be done.
Australian police execute search warrants in a’major operation’ over church stabbings.
The Joint Counter-Terrorism Team, which includes federal and state police as well as the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, the nation’s main domestic spy agency
Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
The group organizing the protests, No Tech For Apartheid, said the corporation is attempting to quash dissent, silence its workers, and reassert its power over them.
As US Secretary of State Blinken heads to China
From Russia and Ukraine to Israel, Iran and the broader Middle East, as well as Indo-Pacific and trade issues, the US and China are on a series of collision courses over security and economic stability.
