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A simple guide to the US election 2024
From the primaries to the Electoral College, here's how to make sense of the 2024 US election.
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Hezbollah says will only accept ‘suitable’ truce as Israel pounds Baalbek
Hezbollah chief says the group will keep fighting Israel until its conditions for a ceasefire are met.
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Muscle Inc.: The New Frontier of Bodybuilding Drugs
Fitness influencers are marketing dangerous new classes of performance-enhancing drugs to their teenage followers.
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UK’s Labour government raises taxes by 40bn pounds in first budget
Finance minister Rachel Reeves has said the tax hike will be used to fund public services and bolster public finances.
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President Biden denies referring to Trump supporters as ‘garbage’
US President Joe Biden has denied referring to Trump supporters as ‘garbage’ during an interview.
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Gaza ceasefire talks just “campaign fodder” for US elections
Hafsa Halawa talks about why she thinks the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Qatar are no more than political posturing.
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Europe, others must push Israel or Gaza faces “forever war”
Salman Shaikh talks about the role of Europe, and of UN Security Council members pushing for an end to the Gaza war.
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Director of north Gaza hospital won’t leave despite killing of his son
The director of the main hospital in Israel’s siege zone in north Gaza believes Israeli forces killed his son.
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Imran Khan’s PTI threatens Pakistan shutdown if ex-PM ‘mistreated’ in jail
Party issues warning after allegations jailed leader is not being given proper food, electricity or time out of cell.
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Teen accused of UK Southport murders faces new ‘terrorism’ charge
Police say after new charges that Southport stabbings were still not being treated as 'terrorist related'.
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Captives in Gaza not in Netanyahu’s “serious calculations”
Ibrahim Fraihat talks about why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t prioritising the release of captives.
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Why has Kamala Harris downplayed her gender and race in US election
Experts say that Harris has avoided highlighting 'identity politics', as election rivals paint her as a 'DEI hire'.
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Women’s football league in London ‘bans’ Somali Muslim player over clothing
Former Somalia captain Iqra Ismail says a referee told her she must wear shorts to play in the UK-based league.
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling KDP wins delayed elections
Ongoing disputes between the major parties - KDP and PUK - could complicate the formation of a new government.
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Kamala Harris’s pursuit of Republican voters may backfire
Chasing after neocon endorsements may cost the Democratic candidate Democratic and independent votes.
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Politics and starvation: Gaza learns of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA
Refugees and the displaced are grappling with the Israeli decision to cut an essential lifeline.
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Northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya declared disaster area amid Israeli siege
The battered city has 'nothing needed to sustain life' as the Israeli military's relentless pounding continues.
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Georgia prosecutors investigating allegations of election fraud
State prosecutors say probe comes at request of electoral commission as they summon President Salome Zourabichvili.
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Fighting Russia from a distance: Inside a Ukrainian drone school
As drones dominate the Russia-Ukraine war, even Ukrainians who aren't conscripts are learning how to make and fly them.
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Sri Lanka to probe ‘corruption’ in handling of 2021 cargo ship disaster
Move follows allegations of money laundering, delay tactics and mismanagement in dealing with aftermath of disaster.
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