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The activists confronting period taboos in Pakistan
In November last year, I met Razia* at a rice mill in Thul, a little over an hour from Jacobabad…
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Pakistani lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir abducted, wife says
The wife of a prominent Pakistani rights activist and lawyer says her husband has been “abducted” from the southern city…
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Palestinian toddler seriously wounded by Israeli fire
A Palestinian toddler has been seriously wounded and his father hurt after being shot by Israeli army fire in the…
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Deal to raise debt ceiling passes US Senate, heads to Biden
The United States Senate has voted to approve a bipartisan deal that would increase the country’s debt ceiling, clearing the…
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Ousmane Sonko sentenced: Why are tensions flaring in Senegal?
Nine people have died in clashes that erupted after Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in…
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What’s the latest in Sudan? Suspended talks, sanctions, fighting
Sudan’s conflict has continued for a seventh continuous week, where fighting has propelled the nation into an all-out war since…
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Treason trial of Russian hypersonic missile scientist begins
A prominent Russian scientist involved in the country’s hypersonic missile programme has gone on trial accused of state treason amid…
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United Indian opposition can defeat Modi in 2024: Rahul Gandhi
India’s leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stranglehold on Indian society on Thursday but expressed confidence that…
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Canada wildfires burn more than 2.7 mn hectares throughout 2023
Wildfires have burned more than 2.7 million hectares in Canada so far this year, eight times more than the last…
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US calls for UN meeting to discuss North Korea’s attempted satellite launch
The United States has called for a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea’s attempted satellite launch…
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