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Putin's desperate need for artillery shells is driving him into a Faustian pact with North Korea

The dubious quality of Pyongyang's armaments is well known to Moscow, and their questionable performance may be to Russia’s detriment

Egypt bans niqab in schools

Education minister says students can wear hijab but are no longer allowed to use face veils

Someone Killed a DEA Most-Wanted Fugitive and Left His Body at a Sinaloa Hospital

The body of Luis Javier Benítez Espinoza, known as “El Fourteen,” was found outside a local hospital days after he was added to the most wanted list.

Portuguese town ‘flooded’ with 2.2 million litres of red wine after distillery tanks explode

The streets of Sao Lourenco do Bairro in Portugal were painted red on Sunday after two tanks owned by a winery exploded, spilling 2.2 million litres of red wine into the small town. The amount of wine spilt from Levira Distillery is almost enough to fill an...

PACE recognises Russia as a dictatorship

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on legal issues and human rights has expressed concern about the legitimacy of amendments to the Russian constitution allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.

Storm Daniel kills at least 3000 in Libya, thousands others missing

ALBAWABA - Libyan Interim Prime Minister and leader of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said in a statement that Storm Daniel killed

Ukraine reports a surge in Russians offering to defect after a helicopter pilot switched sides and took his chopper with him

The Russian pilot who defected with a Mi-8 helicopter last month inspired a massive uptick in calls to Ukraine's surrender hotline, an official said.

Priests committed over 1,000 sex crimes in Switzerland since 1950

More than 1,000 acts of sexual abuse have been perpetrated by Catholic clerics and members of the Order since 1950 in Switzerland.

Libya floods death toll passes 3,000 as damage becomes clear

Neighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst

Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating

Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.

Putin says Russia developing weapons based on ‘new physical principles’

Beijing claims US citizen jailed for life in China was decorated spy who worked undetected for decades

US explorer saved after being trapped in Turkish cave

Mark Dickey was stuck 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) underground during an international exploration expedition in Turkey. He fell ill inside the cave, with Turkish and other rescuers rushing to help him.

Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Tip of the Iceberg episode investigated how Facebook targets Palestinian content related to Israel.

George W. Bush says it was 'shocking' to learn that Yevgeny Prigozhin once served him dinner in St. Petersburg: 'All I know is I survived'

A photo from July 14, 2006, shows Bush and his wife dining with Putin at the Constantine Palace, where Prigozhin was seen serving a drink.

Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky

But Ukraine’s president fears that some of his country’s Western backers are losing faith

Ukraine stopped Russian cruise missiles from taking out a cargo ship in the Black Sea as Putin tries to 'weaponize food,' UK says

Kyiv's air defenses successfully downed two Kalibr missiles heading for a Liberian-flagged cargo ship last month, Britain's foreign office revealed.

Zelensky says Ukraine ‘waited too long’ to launch counteroffensive

Prime Minister Of Andorra Comes Out As Gay

The Objective reports: The head of the Government of Andorra, Xavier Espot, has made his homosexuality public: “I am gay and I have never hidden myself.” The statements took place during an interview on the country’s public radio, in which the Andorran leader assured that he had never spoken about his sexual orientation because he …