South Asia
Tanzania’s conservation concerns do not excuse violations of Maasai rights
Biodiversity preservation in conservation areas does not require the forced relocation of Indigenous communities.
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Is Xi Jinping’s China on a path to war?
Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Victor Gao on China's geopolitical ambitions and its crackdown on dissent.
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Anti-racists saved Britain, now it’s time for Keir Starmer to take action
After this past week's far-right riots, the British government has a duty to reassure targeted minority communities.
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‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape
Israeli society is divided over arrest of 10 soldiers for brutal gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner caught on video.
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Ex-Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont leaves Spain after avoiding arrest
Two police officers arrested as Spanish judges seek an explanation over the failure to apprehend the fugitive.
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Philippine court orders regulator to restore licence of news site Rappler
Rappler calls decision to overturn shutdown order 'vindication after a tortuous eight years of harassment'.
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Southport community tries to recover after grief ‘hijacked’ by rioters
The community of Southport says it is in a state of shock following the violence that spread across the UK.
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Southport community tries to recover after grief ‘hijacked’ by rioters
The community of Southport says it is in a state of shock following the violence that spread across the UK.
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Thailand’s disbanded opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
Move Forward Party has been renamed the People's Party, the largest in parliament, and has promised to advance reforms.
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‘Never say goodbye’: Can AI bring the dead back to life?
AI is increasingly creating resurrections of the dead amid a debate around how much it helps or hurts users.
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DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.
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President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days
Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month's election.
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Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
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Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.
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Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia.
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Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says
Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.
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Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah win.
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Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton
Golden day in Paris for Southeast Asian nation as speed climber Veddriq Leonardo and weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah win.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896
As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896
As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments.
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