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The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands…

Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.…

The cyclone made landfall on the island’s eastern coast on 28 November, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides across all…

Najib Razak, the former prime minister already serving a sentence linked to the looting of the 1MDB fund, was found…

As many as 25,000 free-ranging dogs roam the cold, high-altitude desert of Ladakh, India. That’s a problem for wildlife and…

A non-Japanese-speaking first-time visitor used Apple’s new in-ear translation feature to connect with locals at bars, sushi classes and even…

Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry…

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, known as the R.S.S., has survived bans and vilification to emerge as the force reshaping India’s…

The far right juggernaut known as the R.S.S. and its most prominent member, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are remaking secular…

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional…

Cans of the Sapporo Black Label branded beer sit stacked at the Sapporo Breweries Ltd. factory in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Japan.Tomohiro…

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.…

The holiday spirit is bringing people together, with celebrations of lights, dance and Santa. Source link

Leo XIV’s Christmas address was his first since being elected pontiff and was scrutinized for comparisons with those of his…

Tarique Rahman, who had managed his party’s political affairs from Britain, is back in his country to campaign in elections.…

The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is…

Found in a forest outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the plant steals nutrients from subterranean fungi. Source link

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The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack…

She was given the “hardest job under heaven”: upholding birth limits enforced by often brutal local officials. She came to…

The country’s production of nuclear warheads has slowed, but its missiles may be poised to strike back fast in case…

While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized…

Built during a cosmopolitan era in the 1960s, the Ariana was closed when the Taliban were in power but still…

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are…