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Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists
Final opinion polls published Friday show the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) narrowly ahead of the Socialist Party (PS) but short of an outright majority in parliament, which could make the far-right party Chega a kingmaker for…
Haiti capital ‘under siege’ as gang violence rises, 362,000 IDPs
Criminal groups have unleashed havoc in recent days as they try to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry as leader of the Western hemisphere's poorest country.
Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills family of four, including pregnant mother
The strike demolished the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby,
On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
“This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances.
Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
Kenya’s Demographic and Health Survey of 2023 found that more than 11 million women — or 20% of the population — have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner during their lives.
Canada will restore funding to UNRWA, the embattled UN agency in Gaza
Canada was one of 16 countries that temporarily halted future payments.
‘Artful dodger’ Asif Ali Zardari becomes Pakistan president for second time
In 2013, Zardari became the first Pakistani president to complete his full five-year term.
The UN Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties to stop fighting during Ramadan
The 15-member council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the British-drafted resolution, with 14 countries in support and only Russia abstaining.
Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students
The Kaduna state attack was the second mass kidnapping in a week in Africa's most populous country, where heavily armed criminal gangs on motorbikes target victims.
Parachute fails to open during Gaza aid airdrop: five civilians killed, 10 injured
A witness told AFP he and his brother followed the parachuted aid in the hope of getting 'a bag of flour', all of a sudden, the parachute didn't open and fell down like a rocket, hitting a house.
A cleaner finds 2 dead babies in glass bottles in a vacated Hong Kong apartment
A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were detained on suspicion of illegal disposal of bodies.
Gunmen abduct 287 students in latest school attack in Nigeria
The attack occurred days after more than 200 people, mostly women and children, were abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria.
Biden defends immigration policy during State of the Union, blaming Republicans for inaction
Biden’s speech comes as a rising number of American voters say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem.
UK Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch says free trade pact is ‘possible’ before India’s…
India and the UK have been negotiating an FTA since January 2022 to significantly enhance the GBP 36 billion bilateral trading partnership.
Israel denied aid convoy shooting, saying troops ‘fired precisely’ on ‘who presented…
Releasing its initial findings on Friday, the military said in a statement that the "command review" found that "troops did not fire at the humanitarian convoy."
In a Chinese hacking company, influence, drink, and sex foster a shady culture
Leaked documents from a firm called I-Soon have pulled back the curtain, revealing a seedy, sprawling industry where corners are cut and rules are murky and poorly enforced in the quest to make money.
As a parliamentarian, I saw Hungary’s democracy collapse into dictatorship
As the US braces for a potential second Trump presidency, Americans may rightly wonder: would Trump’s America mirror Orbán’s Hungary in its slide towards authoritarianism?
France establishes abortion rights in its constitution on International Women’s Day
While abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the US, it's legal in nearly all of Europe and overwhelmingly supported in France, where it's seen more as a question of public health than politics.
Helicopter crashes along US-Mexico border, Texas authorities say
The crash happened in the small town of La Grulla, Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Christopher Olivarez said.
Philadelphia’s 4th transit shooting in five days wounds 8 youths at bus stop
Bethel said the Northeast High School students, ranging in age from 15 to 17, were waiting for the bus around 3 p.m. when three people emerged from the car, and fired more than 30 shots.