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Spain prosecutors seek jail term for Madrid coach Ancelotti in tax case
Madrid state prosecutor's office accused the 64-year-old Italian of having deprived Spain's treasury of over one million euros in earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015.
Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, the top UN food official…
The conflict has uprooted more than 10 million people either to safer areas inside Sudan or to neighboring countries, according to U.N. agencies.
Sri Lanka seeks debt moratorium until 2028 amid economic recovery efforts
A collapse in foreign exchange reserves saw months of food and fuel shortages along with street protests that forced the ouster of President Ranil Wickremesinghe's predecessor in 2022.
Russia adds chess legend Kasparov to list of ‘terrorists and extremists’
The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin and has repeatedly spoken out against Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.
IS militants kill at least 18 people in an attack on villagers collecting truffles in eastern Syria
The attack against the truffle hunters was one of the deadliest strikes by the Islamic State group in the area in more than a year.
Russia and Ukraine launch overnight drone attacks
Kyiv has appealed to its Western allies to help bolster its air defences to fend off systematic Russian aerial attacks on key infrastructure throughout the two-year invasion.
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign, leaving Donald Trump as last major Republican candidate
Haley leaves the 2024 presidential contest having made history as the first woman to win a Republican primary. She beat Trump in the District of Columbia on Sunday and Vermont on Tuesday.
Over 8,500 migrants died worldwide last year, a record since the UN started counting in 2014
The International Organization for Migration said the total number of deaths among migrants in 2023 was nearly 20% more than the previous year.
Yemen Houthi attack on a ship kills 2, marking the rebels’ first fatal assault on shipping
The full extent of the damage to the Liberian-owned ship remained unclear, but the crew abandoned the ship and deployed lifeboats.
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first, owe ‘moral debt’ to…
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the right to abort remained "in danger" worldwide, with our "freedoms in essence threatened... at the mercy of decision makers".
EU seeks to boost defence two years after Russia’s Ukraine invasion
An overall aim is to make up lost ground and see Europe's defence industry become as competitive as that of the US.
No Indian troops to remain in Maldives, not even in civilian clothing: President Muizzu
Muizzu rode to power last year on an anti-India stance and demanded India to remove its personnel from the strategically located archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
China boosts defence spending as regional disputes heat up
China has the world's second-largest defence budget behind the United States, even though the country surpasses the US military by number of personnel.
India’s envoy at UN urges ‘immediate’ increase in Gaza aid, says humanitarian…
Noting that the conflict has resulted in an "alarming" humanitarian crisis, Amb. Kamboj said that humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza must be scaled up to avert further deterioration in situation.
WHO launches universal newborn screening implementation guidance in Southeast Asia Region
The Region, which includes India, has witnessed a 45% decline in under-five mortality rate between 2010 and 2021, the steepest among all WHO Regions and against the global reduction of 26%.
China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not be easy to achieve
Li said the government plans a "new development model" for housing market, including building government-subsidized housing, in a bid to ease a prolonged real estate slump that has hit the economy.
US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, key Republicans, including McConnell, signalled unequivocally that they were done with Trump.
Ukraine says it has destroyed another Russian warship in the Black Sea
"One Russian ship has been upgraded to a submarine," Ukraine's defence ministry said in an ironic post on X.
47 women missing after Nigeria jihadist kidnapping: sources
Anti-jihadist militia leader Shehu Mada said women from displacement camps in Ngala near the Cameroon border were gathering firewood when they were "rounded up by ISWAP insurgents".
Goose intestines hidden under rattlesnakes & duck blood illegally imported from China, federal…
The complaint says 1,966 cartons of goose and duck intestines were shipped in August 2022 from China to the Port of Long Beach, where they were identified as nail clippers and other pet grooming products on customs forms.