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The EU’s 1 billion-euro gift will hurt Lebanon and its…
Last month, the European Union (EU) unveiled a 1 billion-euro ($1.07bn) aid package for the Lebanese state. During a visit to Beirut, European Commission Presid
Taiwan arrests former Chinese navy captain over illegal speedboat arrival
The Chinese man reportedly claimed he wished to defect, but Taiwanese officials suspect he could be probing defences.Authorities in Taiwan have said a Chinese m
Malawi vice president among 10 killed in plane crash
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash along with nine other people on board, President Lazarus Chakwera has announced, after sear
Like Sri Lanka once did, Israel has turned ‘safe zones’…
While our eyes were on Rafah’s “Block 2371” – the small area in south Gaza which the Israeli military designated as a “safe humanitarian zone” on Ma
Global number of conflicts highest since World War II: Report
More than three-fourths of European countries spent more on their militaries in 2023, a report has found, as the world’s most peaceful region fears a possible
Thai market blaze consumes hundreds of caged animals
More than 100 pet stalls have been damaged in Bangkok’s famous Chatuchak Weekend Market.A fire has killed hundreds, if not thousands, of animals caged at a fa
Mexico’s president-elect pushes judicial reform past market fears
The president-elect has promised wide consultations with stakeholders in the judiciary ahead of the reforms.Mexico’s president-elect has promised to push forw
Photos: Mexico heatwave killing monkeys, lions offered frozen meat lollies
Amid Mexico’s heatwave and drought, suffering birds are getting air conditioning and monkeys with heatstroke are being rescued by nongovernmental groups. The
Israel’s Knesset advances contentious ultra-Orthodox conscription law
Far-right religious parties are backing the bill with a view to inserting changes and limiting conscription.The Israeli Knesset has voted to revive a bill that
Is the UK’s traditionally left-wing Labour Party on a ‘rightward’…
Glasgow, United Kingdom – It has been beset by bitter resignations, selection disputes and accusations of institutional racism – but Britain’s main opposi
A construction worker’s death casts a shadow on France’s Olympics…
Paris, France – Under a soft but steady rain, several dozen people gathered on Pont d’Austerlitz, the bridge over the Seine River, on a late April Saturday,
Who’s in the running to be Iran’s next president?
EXPLAINERSix candidates have been approved to run for the presidency in an election to be held on June 28.Iran will be holding its presidential election on June
