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What is the Electoral College? What to know, in 500 words
In the US, presidential elections are decided by a state-based vote allocation system. Here's what you need to know.
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Water levels in major Amazon tributary tumble to record lows amid drought
Climate change and below-average rainfall have left the Rio Negro and other rivers at their shallowest levels ever.
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Elon Musk to join Trump for rally at site of first assassination attempt
The tech billionaire and former Republican president have become increasingly close in recent months as election nears.
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Social media site X attempts to pay fine in bid to resume service in Brazil
Brazil, home to more than 21 million users, suspended X after it failed to comply with court orders and pay fines.
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Biden unsure if Netanyahu holding up Gaza deal to influence US election
White House has for months said Israel is not the main stumbling block in elusive ceasefire talks.
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White House warned of risk of Israeli war crimes days after Oct 7: Report
Reuters finds that the Biden administration was warned on three occasions about possible Israeli crimes in Gaza.
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White House warned of risk of Israeli war crimes days after Oct 7: Report
Reuters finds that the Biden administration was warned on three occasions about possible Israeli crimes in Gaza.
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Could Israel and Iran go to war?
Iran tells the US its period of 'unilateral self-restraint' is over.
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Funerals for Tulkarem strike victims
Funerals were held for at least 18 people who were killed in an Israeli air attack on the Tulkarem refugee camp.
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At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN
The UN Human Rights Office said at least 3,000 people were forced to flee after gang members attacked early on Thursday.
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The Global South’s poor should not be subsidising the IMF
The IMF is making the polycrisis we are facing even worse by forcing its most indebted borrowers to pay surcharges.
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US air strikes target Houthis in several cities in Yemen
Attacks hit key port city of Hodeidah as well as the capital, Sanaa, Houthi-run media and US sources say.
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EU-Morocco trade deals in Western Sahara ruled invalid, Rabat claims ‘bias’
Morocco slams ECJ ruling that said the people of Western Sahara were not consulted before the 2019 deals were signed.
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WHO approves first mpox test for faster diagnoses
The 'real time PCR test' will enable the detection of the virus by swabbing human skin lesions.
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Gender, nationality ‘sufficient’ to grant Afghan women asylum: Top EU court
The ruling follows Austria's refusal to recognise the refugee status of two Afghan women.
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Iranian FM pledges ‘stronger’ retaliation if Israel strikes Iran
In Beirut, Abbas Araghchi says Tehran supports an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, contingent on a simultaneous truce in Gaza.
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Israel cuts off main Lebanon-Syria road
An Israel airstrike hit Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with Syria.
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Why is the UK handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius?
An agreement between the UK and Mauritian governments could see thousands of exiled Chagossians resettled again.
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Is climate change making monsoons more extreme?
Monsoons have become increasingly erratic each year, with experts pointing to climate change as a significant factor.
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Israel targets occupied West Bank in rare jet attack
A rare Israeli air attack by military jets on the occupied West Bank has killed 18 Palestinians.
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