Vance or Harris: Does a VP pick help win the US election?
Decades of research shows that VP picks rarely swing the vote – in key states…
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Germany to slash military aid budget in blow to Ukraine
Germany is set to reduce funds dedicated to strengthening partner countries in the areas of…
European Central Bank holds interest rates, says domestic price pressures ‘still high’
The European Central Bank held its latest monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt.
Bangladesh cuts mobile internet as student protests over jobs intensify
Police fire tear gas at students in Dhaka demonstrating against civil service hiring rules they…
Paris Olympics 2024 equestrian: Nour Slaoui – eventing’s first Arab entrant
Nour Slaoui’s bond with her horse allowed the rider to be the Arab world’s first…
How tribal communities are powering India’s Olympic hockey dreams
101 East meets the hockey players from India’s tribal communities who are reviving the country’s…
In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm
As several laws threaten to criminalise their work, investigative reporters are fleeing the Central Asian…
Video: Bangladesh police detain imam leading funeral prayers
Video is said to show police detaining an imam during funeral prayers for students killed…
Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood
The resolution says the creation of a Palestinian state would pose an ‘existential danger’ to…
Why is Kenya’s Ruto accusing the Ford Foundation of stoking protests?
President’s accusation against the US organisation may be to deflect responsibility for his own actions,…
UK plans law to prevent repeat of Liz Truss ‘mini-budget’ crisis that triggered bond sell-off
The bill would prevent “significant uncosted measures” from being announced without an analysis of their…
S Korea top court upholds right to state health benefits for gay couples
Activists welcome ruling but systemic discrimination persists in country where gay marriage is not legally…
‘Reprehensible’: UN slams Israeli spokesman’s comments on UNRWA chief
Israeli government official calling Phillipe Lazzarini a ‘terrorist sympathiser’ also puts his safety at risk,…
Video: Trump’s running mate JD Vance accepts nomination at RNC
JD Vance officially accepted the party’s nomination to be its candidate for vice president.
At least 16 people killed in China shopping mall fire
Firefighters pull 75 people to safety as the investigation into the cause of the blaze…
Biden tests positive for COVID: What we know
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been forced to self-isolate.
Video: Yemen rockslide narrowly misses houses
Video shows a huge rockslide narrowly missing houses in a village in eastern Yemen.
UK’s Starmer aims to overhaul EU relations as Trump specter looms
The U.K.’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset fractured relations with…
Nokia shares slide 8% after posting lowest quarterly net sales figure since 2015
Shares of Finnish telecom firm Nokia plunged after a steep drop in sales and operating…
