Mysterious pneumonia outbreak 'overwhelms Chinese hospitals with sick children'
Alert issued to global scientists as infection tears through schools in Beijing and Liaoning province
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EU stops advertising on X over hate speech. Fines could follow next year
Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election: Exit poll
Wilders wants to ban mosques and leave the EU. ‘Voters are fed up,’ he says.
40-year-old single mother aims to beat Putin in Presidential race
40-year-old single mother aims to beat Putin in Presidential race.
Biden Admin warns it might not support next phase of Israel's war
First Lady Herzog decries ‘unforgivable’ silence of rights groups over Hamas rapes. Writing in Newsweek, president’s wife says unwillingness of international organizations to believe Israeli women and speak up about sexual assaults by terrorists is ‘devastating’
Putin: we must think how to stop 'the tragedy' in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday that it was necessary to think about how to stop "the tragedy" of the war in Ukraine, some of his most placatory remarks to date about the conflict.
UK estimates indicate Russia has lost 15% (or 2,400) of its tank inventory in Ukraine
UK estimates of Russian equipment losses to be over 7,117 armoured vehicles, including 2,475 MBTs and 1,300 artillery systems.
FSB Officers ‘Poisoned by Partisans’ After Ordering Restaurant Takeaway
Another officer is reportedly the ICU after being poisoned last week in Melitopol. The city’s mayor-in-exile has given credit to Ukrainian partisans.
Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to sea
JAKARTA: Five boats carrying 866 Rohingya refugees have landed in parts of Indonesiaâs Aceh province in the past week, facing mixed reception from loc...
U.S. thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India - FT
U.S. authorities thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States and issued a warning to India over concerns the government in New Delhi was involved, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
Pope invited trans women over for a pasta & meatballs dinner
A former sex worker sat next to the Pontiff making small talk as they had tiramisu for dessert...
Sweden must join Nato soon to ward off Russian threat, says defence minister
Exclusive: Pål Jonson unable to give timeline for completion of membership process but confident it will happen
China accused of closing and destroying mosques
The crackdown is part of a "systematic effort" to curb the practice of Islam, Human Rights Watch says.
World's richest 1% emitting enough carbon to cause heat-related deaths for 1.3 million people, report finds
A new report found that a "polluter elite" is responsible for producing as much carbon emissions as 5 billion people.
Netanyahu says Israel will continue war against Hamas after cease-fire
In comments Tuesday ahead of an expected Cabinet vote on a cease-fire proposal, Netanyahu vowed to press ahead. “We are at war, and we will continue the war,” he said. “We will continue until we achieve all our goals.”
China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign
Canada bans import, export of elephant ivory and rhino horns including hunting trophies
In a bid to help protect elephants and rhinos amid plummeting biodiversity worldwide, Canada has banned the import and export of hunting trophies containing elephant tusks or rhino horns.