World
4 Aug 2023
Gandhi was convicted in March over comments deemed insulting to Prime Minister Modi. The court order allows the opposition leader to return to parliament and run in next year's elections.
4 Aug 2023
Thousands of pro-coup supporters take to the streets in Niger marking the 63rd anniversary of the country's independence from France, as FRANCE 24 and RFI are banned in the country. We talk to Dr Olayinka Ajala, senior politics lecturer at Leeds Beckett University, about the latest developments. Also, violence in the Sahel flares up again with the slaying of several fishermen in northern Cameroon.
4 Aug 2023
Polish farmers are worried about Ukrainian grain flooding the market and hurting domestic output. The government says it would consider extending an embargo on imported Ukrainian grain.
4 Aug 2023
With its ban on alcohol, Iran is treading a path that the United States tried and later abandoned as a failure. Is it worth the cost?
4 Aug 2023
The US embassy in Niamey will provide limited emergency services after a military coup in the West African country. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was committed to restoring Niger's elected government.
3 Aug 2023
Muslims in India are allowed to follow Shariah law in matters such as family or inheritance. But the central government could end this by imposing the Uniform Civil Code for all Indian citizens.
3 Aug 2023
Communal violence has again flared up in northern India after a Hindu group marched through a Muslim-majority area in Nuh district.
3 Aug 2023
The former US president is due in court on Thursday on four charges over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 elections.
3 Aug 2023
A new study has shown that Germans still find tackling climate change important, but the data also revealed discrepancies over what people are actually willing to do about it.
3 Aug 2023
According to international law, countries are allowed to defend themselves from attack. But which weapons they can use and which targets they can strike are the subject of much debate.
3 Aug 2023
Members of the Meitei and Kuki communities are clashing over tribal rights in India's Manipur, with the conflict escalating into a series of horrific crimes against women.
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