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Left-wing firebrand wins UK by-election dominated by Israel-Hamas war
Galloway, long accused by critics of stoking community tensions, put the Gaza conflict front and centre of his campaign in Rochdale, which has a 30 percent Muslim population.
British govt watchdog says UK’s Rwanda deportation plan could cost nearly 500 million pounds
The Sunak-led Conservative government had earlier only revealed a 290 million-pound commitment. But new figures, costing nearly half a billion pounds, opened the plan to wider scrutiny from critics.
Alexei Navalny, who galvanised opposition to Putin, is laid to rest after his death in prison
Navalny's supporters said several churches in Moscow refused to hold the funeral for the man who crusaded against official corruption and organised big protests.
Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency
Mexico, Latin America's second-largest economy, is a key trading partner of the US and a major tourist destination but faces huge challenges from illegal migration and drug-related violence.
Biden says Gaza ceasefire unlikely by Monday as Israeli attack on aid point set to complicate talks
The US president said he did not yet have clarity on what happened in Gaza City earlier Thursday, when one of the worst single incidents of the nearly five-month war occurred.
Nikki Haley couldn’t win Republican primary with 40% support, but she can reveal Trump’s…
By staying in the race longer than any other major candidate, Haley has highlighted Trump's political problems with key constituencies in their party and suggested that he is a "sinking ship."
Russia’s Putin ‘warns’ that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks global nuclear…
Putin cast Western leaders as reckless and irresponsible and declared that the West should keep in mind the "tragic consequences" for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv.
MEA says about 20 Indian citizens ‘stuck’ in Russian army; families of recruits say they…
An apple farmer, an airline caterer and an out-of-work graduate are among the Indians hired to fight in Ukraine; recruits say they were lured by promises of high salaries and a Russian passport.
Sudanese refugees face gruelling wait in overcrowded South Sudan camps
The journey is rife with danger, said Fatima Mohammed, a 33-year-old teacher who escaped with her husband and five children from El-Obeid city in central Sudan.
Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago soils beaches hundreds of miles away
Environmental activists have questioned who will pay for the cleanup costs and demanded help for fishermen whose livelihood and equipment were affected.
Pope Gregory XIII gave us the leap year – but his legacy goes so much further
The need for calendar reform was driven by the inaccuracy of the Julian calendar.
France’s navy finds a body and looks for 2 people missing on the treacherous English Channel route
The maritime authorities overseeing French waters in the channel said about 180 people were assisted Wednesday in four rescue operations coordinated by the French side.
Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking war’s toll past…
The U.N. says a quarter of Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians face starvation; around 80% have fled their homes.
Court worker serving eviction notice and an officer were fatally shot in Missouri, police say
A male suspect was in custody and sustained minor injuries, Corporal Justin Ewing with Missouri State Highway Patrol said during a news conference.
Jihadist attacks displace tens of thousands in Mozambique
Thousands of displaced people walked in the rain, some carrying sacks of clothes and others babies on their backs.
Russia jails veteran activist Orlov of Nobel-winning Memorial rights group
The 70-year-old, a key figure of the Nobel Prize-winning Memorial group, is the latest target of Kremlin repression, which has intensified since the offensive in Ukraine.
Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire as UN urges halt to violence
Hezbollah said on Tuesday it targeted the "Meron air control base... with a large salvo of rockets from several launchers", in response to the Baalbek strikes.
Zelenskyy will co-host Albania summit seeking southeastern European war support
Zelenskyy on Wednesday called Albanian PM Edi Rama "Ukraine's unwavering friend" in a message on X, formerly Twitter, adding the two would "discuss defense and political cooperation, support for the Peace Formula, and security agreements."…
Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom
The march comes as negotiations are underway in Qatar to bring about a deal between Hamas and Israel that would lead to a cease-fire in exchange for the release of hostages.
Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday
His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow's southeast Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said Wednesday. The burial is to be at a nearby cemetery.