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India’s former PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
Singh served as prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and was the architect of India's economic liberalisation in the 1990s.
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Sudan’s war came to represent the worst of humanity
The AU has a responsibility to intervene to protect civilians.
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Record number of migrants died in attempt to reach Spain this year
More than 10,000 migrants perished - average of 30 a day - in 2024 while trying to reach Spain, NGO says in new report.
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Pakistan military court sentences 60 more civilians over pro-Khan protests
Former PM Imran Khan's nephew, two retired army officers among those sentenced over attacks on military sites in 2023.
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Two-thirds of US adults tuning out political news, poll finds
After months of presidential election coverage, new poll highlights years-long trend of political fatigue in US.
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Israel strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport, Hodeidah power plant
Israeli military attacks several sites, including airport in Yemen's capital as the WHO chief boards a flight.
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‘Surge of weapons’: How much Ukraine aid did Biden approve after Trump win?
Fearing new US president will cut help to Kyiv, Biden administration scrambles to send military aid for war with Russia.
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As Trump’s tariff threat looms, what would a US-Canada ‘trade war’ mean?
Experts say 25-percent US tariffs along with retaliatory measures by Canada would hurt economies of both countries.
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Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy
Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Returning to my destroyed house in Homs, Sarah in Syria
“They stole the life from this house.” Sarah Kassim returns to what is left of her childhood home in Syria.
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Video: Hundreds break out from Mozambique prison amid civil unrest
More than 1,500 prisoners have escaped in Maputo as Mozambique experiences escalating civil unrest.
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Musk’s rise is symptomatic of our neo-feudal capitalist times
Trump’s 'billionaire boys club' has parallels in other supposedly liberal democracies around the world.
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Parliament blaze and a deadlock: Why is Liberia in a political crisis?
Are there links between the fire that gutted parts of parliament and a legislative impasse involving Speaker Koffa?
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Azerbaijan observes day of mourning for air crash victims
An investigation is under way into the cause of the crash that killed 38 of 67 people on board the Embraer 190 aircraft.
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Protests in Syria as ‘old’ video showing attack on shrine surfaces
Thousands of people in Syria have taken to the streets to protest a video showing an attack on an Alawite shrine.
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South Korea’s opposition files motion to impeach acting president
Opposition seeks to impeach Han Duck-soo for not appointing judges to the constitutional court.
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Three babies freeze to death in Gaza refugee camp amid Israeli blockade
Father of three-week-old victim Sila Mahmoud al-Faseeh says family slept on cold sand in tent exposed to bitter winds.
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Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years of devastating tsunami
The 2004 tsunami caused devastation across 14 countries, killing 220,000. Asia holds memorials honouring the lives lost.
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Curry’s Olympics, NBA LeBron-Bronny, and Caitlin Clark fever: 2024 review
Basketball took off in 2024, taking centre stage on the global sports news calendar at key points of the year.
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Babies in Gaza die of hypothermia as living conditions worsen
Doctors say three Palestinian babies have died of hypothermia in a displacement camp in southern Gaza.
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