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10 Jan
Three months on from the October 7 Hamas attacks and Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza, the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave is increasingly dire. The death toll continues to climb and the injured are struggling to receive adequate treatment in hospitals on the brink of collapse.
10 Jan
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has just been re-elected for a fifth term in a vote boycotted by the opposition. Since she came to power in 2009, at least 600 people have disappeared, including opposition activists, businessmen and members of the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to Human Rights Watch.
9 Jan
Fires are common among the cramped, bamboo-and-plastic structures of Bangladesh's refugee camps. But authorities believed the blaze, which coincided with elections, could also be a case of arson.
9 Jan
Pyongyang fired another 60 artillery rounds following the more than 200 fired the day before. Tensions between north and south have been escalating for months.
9 Jan
Farmers' protests have a long tradition in Germany. And today again, there are deliberate attempts by right-wing extremists to use farmers' anger for their own ends.
9 Jan
Could the North be hoping to use military threats and actions to push its agenda as the South heads towards elections?
9 Jan
The Iraqi decision comes after US forces killed the leader of a pro-Iranian group allegedly targeting their positions. The Iraqi government is reliant on Tehran's support.
9 Jan
There is mounting pressure on Germany's Chancellor Scholz to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Western powers have repeatedly stalled over giving Ukraine weapons it urgently needs to defend itself against Russia.
9 Jan
A Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner experienced a mid-air emergency over the US West Coast, with a section of the fuselage detaching, dealing a fresh setback to the frequently troubled manufacturer.
9 Jan
If all goes well, the "Peregrine" will be the first US lunar craft to touch down on the moon since the final Apollo landing in 1972. It is also the first time a private US aerospace company has led a moon mission.
9 Jan
With over 4 billion people – or half the world's population – set to vote in elections in 2024, this is one of the biggest election years in world history. We take a look at why some papers are worried that democracy could take a hit in all corners of the globe. We also take a closer look at South Africa's ICC genocide claim targeting Israel and finish with the surprising revelation that mice can be great cleaners.
8 Jan
At least five policemen were killed and 27 others injured in a blast in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, local media reported. The blast occurred near a police van in Mamund in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a police official told local daily Dawn.
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Almost 700,000 Macedonians – about a third of the population – live abroad. The reason: no work, too much corruption, and no prospects back at home. North Macedonia has one of the highest emigration rates in the world.
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Every year the Cannes film festival honours a great figure from the movie industry. This year, Meryl Streep is in Cannes to receive a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony – 35 years after she first set foot on the red carpet at the festival. Over the past 6 decades, Streep has played in dramas such as "The Deer Hunter", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" as well as family favourites like "Mamma Mia!" and "The Devil Wears Prada". Surprisingly, she has been to Cannes only once before – though she did manage to win best actress that year – for 1989's "A Cry in the Dark". Together with Oscar winning French actress Juliette Binoche they declared the festival open.
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International groups have warned of ethnic cleansing and genocide in West Darfur, carried out by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that's been at war with Sudan's government since April 2023.