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Proportion of women killed in conflict doubled in 2023: UN
The proportion of women killed in conflict in 2023 doubled compared to the previous year, according to a UN report that denounced “oppressive patriarchal”…
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Sri Lanka deploys troops to Jewish community center after attack warning
Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday…
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Will Biden administration prosecute Elon Musk for his $1m lottery?
Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1m daily lottery for registered voters…
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US election: 13 days left — What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to
Voters in Hawaii, Missouri, Utah, and Wisconsin started casting their ballots on Tuesday, joining several other states that began early…
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Ukraine’s army readies for high-stakes fight against Russia as winter nears
The coming winter will be a real test for an exhausted Ukrainian population in its third year of war. Russia…
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How Republican-linked ads stir Israel tensions to undermine Kamala Harris
One advertisement says: “Kamala Harris stands with Israel.” The other proclaims that the “two-faced” vice president and Democratic candidate “is…
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Why has Trump accused the UK’s Labour Party of election interference?
US Republican candidate Donald Trump has filed a legal complaint requesting an immediate investigation into “blatant foreign interference” on the part of…
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Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in a London court?
Global mining giant BHP faces billions of dollars in potential damages payouts over Brazil’s worst environmental disaster nine years ago, as the…
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Why is Hungary’s Orban sending soldiers to Chad?
In hot N’Djamena, an unlikely new language – Hungarian – is flowing alongside the usual mix of Arabic and French,…
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‘Dead and wounded’ in attack near Ankara, Turkish minister says
Turkey’s interior minister says a number of people are dead and wounded after an attack on the premises of the…
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