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New York police violently arrest pro-Palestine protesters marking Nakba
Several arrested as they tried to march in Brooklyn to protest the Gaza war and the 1948 ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians.Police have beaten and arrested se
‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end…
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation.Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil commun
Taiwan ramps up security for new president’s inauguration amid China…
Taipei’s defence ministry says it detected seven Chinese aircraft and as many naval vessels around Taiwan in the past 24 hours.On the eve of Lai Ching-te’s
This researcher found billions in ‘invisible’ gold in Jo’burg’s mine…
Johannesburg, South Africa – As a teenager living on the East Rand of Johannesburg, Steve Chingwaru thought the flat-topped mounds of rock and earth that dott
India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and…
Indians will cast their ballots on May 20 for the fifth phase of the world’s largest electoral exercise as the country’s national election enters its final
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the…
Ukraine’s Usyk beat UK’s’s Fury by split decision to become the first unifying title fighter since 1999.Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by scoring a razor-
Can the world’s top court stop Israel’s offensive in Rafah?
Israel refutes South Africa’s accusation that its Gaza military campaign is a genocidal act against Palestinians.In its latest appeal, South Africa has called
Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president
To Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.Vietnam’s governing Communist Party has
Photos: Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil…
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for
Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical junct
Israel’s PR battle is getting harder
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this i
Death toll rises to six in New Caledonia riots as…
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence.One more person has been killed in Franceâ
