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Will abortion be ‘the issue’ that swings 2024 US presidential election?
Seven states have voted on abortion referendums since the Dobbs v. Jackson decision. All were decisive victories for reproductive rights, including in traditionally red states such as Kansas, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least three, injures 280 others
Residents said they had long feared such a disaster, accusing the government of being 'irresponsible' by allowing inflammable products to be stored near their homes.
UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against…
The International Court of Justice noted that it had already ordered Russia to "immediately suspend" its military operations but that "the armed conflict continues to this day."
Imran Khan’s party postpones organisational elections
In a notification issued on Friday, the party said that its internal polls would take place after the general elections.
US launches air attack on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack in…
The strikes took place over about 30 minutes, and three of the sites struck were in Iraq and four were in Syria, said Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims, director of the Joint Staff.
Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it’s becoming…
A full-scale war would likely spread to multiple fronts, escalating the involvement of Iranian proxies in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen—and perhaps even drawing in Iran itself.
Labour hasn’t won a UK general election since 2010. Will 2024 be any different?
The dilemma for Starmer is that he was elected leader in 2020, promising to fulfil much of Jeremy Corbyn’s agenda. However, since that time, he has been seeking to recalibrate and reduce the range of his policy agenda.
US launch new airstrikes in Yemen after Houthis attack US merchant ship in Red Sea
The ship, he said, had been heading to "the ports of occupied Palestine", a phrase which is sometimes used to mean Israel.
What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why is it uniting in fury against the US and Israel?
With its weaponry and financial backing, Iran became the ideological guardian of this growing “axis” of groups across the Middle East.
Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
Global indifference towards the Rohingya crisis has left those languishing in the overcrowded camps with few alternatives to fleeing.
Barcelona faces water restrictions as drought emergency declared
Rainwater levels in some reservoirs in Catalonia are so low that old bridges and a church bell tower have resurfaced.
Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career
“My parents never wanted us to think we lived in a racist country,” Haley told reporters. “I don't want any brown, Black or other child thinking they live in a racist country."
US secretly spied on Venezuelan officials and President Maduro, flouting international law
The never-before-seen document was authored as part of Republican President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign to remove the Venezuelan president.
UN says Israel-Hamas war leaves Gaza ‘uninhabitable’
Using satellite imagery and official data, UN agency UNCTAD estimated that Gaza's economy had already contracted by 4.5 per cent in the first three quarters of 2023.
Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on ex-president’s home turf in…
Biden said Republicans were determined to undo the Trump administration's progress, such as limiting the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.
Zuckerberg apologizes to victims’ families in emotional Senate hearing on child exploitation
Child health advocates say social media companies have failed repeatedly to protect minors.
South Africa says Israel is already ignoring UN court ruling ordering it to prevent deaths in Gaza
“We are allowing this to happen again, right before our eyes, on our TV screens,” South Africa's foreign minister said.
China executes couple who threw two toddlers out of a window in 2020
Zhang, the father of the two children, had begun an affair with Ye, who was initially unaware he was married and had children. She then urged Zhang to kill them.
Victims of genocide in Rwanda still being found 30 years on
A total of 210 bodies have been discovered, an official from the genocide survivors' group Ibuka told AFP on Monday as digging on the site ended.
Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles at US warship in Red Sea
"Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Red Sea," a Centcom statement said.