‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US
More than 161 million people are under heat alerts as extreme weather prompts warnings and…
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Has famine arrived in Gaza? UN experts say it has
A group of independent UN experts warn famine has spread throughout Gaza after more than…
Freed former Palestinian bodybuilder alleges abuse by Israeli jailers
A former Palestinian bodybuilder came out of an Israeli prison frail and in poor health…
Boeing criminal fraud case: Why has aerospace group made a plea deal?
Under the deal, Boeing will pay a $240m fine for failing to comply with a…
US election 2024: People’s will or donors’ will?
Wealthy donors are playing an outsized role in US elections and this is apparent now…
Mining for the energy transition needs to respect human rights
The extraction of key minerals used in renewables is accompanied by abuses. The UN must…
France’s Macron slams Israeli minister’s backing of Marine Le Pen
Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli publicly supported Marine Le Pen before France’s recent election.
Russia blames war on NATO as it pounds Ukraine, demands territory for talks
Moscow tells the world it is open to talks if Kyiv cedes territories Russia has…
Iraq court sentences a widow of ISIL leader al-Baghdadi to death
The woman was charged with collaborating with ISIL and keeping kidnapped Yazidi women in her…
Samsung launches the Galaxy Ring — a first-of-its-kind product for the tech giant
The Samsung Galaxy Ring has the ability to track various health metrics such as heart…
Four killed as heavy rains pound South Korea
Weather agency says the severity of the precipitation is only seen ‘once in about 200…
UEFA Euro 2024: Mbappe, France head home after 2-1 semifinal loss to Spain
France were many people’s favourites entering Euro 2024, but their semifinal exit was a bitter…
Bill Gross says Tesla is the new meme stock
Longtime investor Bill Gross believes Elon Musk’s Tesla is behaving like a speculative play among retail…
Israeli military says it hit Hezbollah site in central Lebanon
The attack in Janta targeted Lebanese group’s air defence systems, according to the military.
‘The running of the bulls’ in northern Spain’s Pamplona
The festival became world famous after being immortalised by Ernest Hemingway in his novel The…
‘We now face guns’: Small-scale miners fear Wagner’s advances in CAR
Local miners in Central African Republic face eviction and violence as Russian group takes over…
NATO – drawing a line between Them and Us
The world is an increasingly polarised place as NATO stages summit that may have bearing…
Number of millionaires to soar globally but plunge in the UK, research finds
The 2024 Global Wealth Report from UBS forecasts a continued increase in the number of…
Israeli forces destroy parts of occupied West Bank town in raid
Videos show how Israeli forces ripped up roads and bulldozed shops and homes in the…
Deadly Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed after Israel bombed a school housing displaced civilians…
