Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News
Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has…
A nation torn between Russia, the West: Your simple guide to Georgia’s vote | Politics News
Georgians will vote in parliamentary elections on Saturday that look set to define whether the mountainous nation that straddles Eastern Europe and West Asia will…
From Catholic saints to Persian rulers: How are hurricanes named? | Weather News
Cyclone Dana made landfall in Odisha state on India’s eastern coast on Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of about 110km/h (68mph), according to the…
Britain argues over assisted dying: What to know about the emotive debate | Explainer News
London, United Kingdom – Britain is debating the issue of assisted dying after a bill to legalise it in England and Wales was formally introduced…
US election: 11 days left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to | US Election 2024 News
Eleven days before voters head to the polls, Vice President Kamala Harris has appealed to middle-class America at a rally in Georgia, drawing a crowd…
Chikungunya surge in Pakistan: What we know about the mosquito-borne virus | Health News
Hospitals in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, are brimming with chikungunya virus patients. Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting 500 to 750 suspected cases…
How India and China pulled back from a border war — and why now | Border Disputes News
India and China have reached a deal to end a military standoff at their disputed frontier, four years after a deadly clash along their border…
Why is Ukraine’s army facing a desertion crisis? | Russia-Ukraine war News
More Ukrainian soldiers have deserted the army this year than ever since the onset of a war that analysts say has seen both sides make gains…
What is shaken baby syndrome? And why might a Texas man be executed for it? | Health News
In 2002, Robert Roberson found his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, unresponsive after she fell off a bed in the family’s house in the East Texas…
Mandela travelled on Trump’s plane in 1990: Who paid for it? | US Election 2024
In the last few weeks before Election Day, podcaster and Fox News contributor George “Tyrus” Murdoch tried to show voters a philanthropic side of former…
Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered | Food News
Atlantic salmon populations in England and Wales have plummeted to unprecedented lows, according to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024, a report published this…
Are North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine,…
Fact check: Kamala Harris’s interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier | US Elections 2024 News
In a frequently contentious, sometimes testy exchange, Vice President Kamala Harris went on Fox News and fielded anchor Bret Baier’s questions on immigration, the economy…
How is Lebanon’s cash-strapped government responding to war? | Explainer News
Israel’s war on Lebanon has thrown a country already suffering from compounding crises – economic, banking, political – into an even deeper void. A day…
Fact check: Did Black wages in the US rise ‘massively’ under Donald Trump? | US Elections 2024 News
In recent days, US Democrats have fretted about polls showing soft support for Vice President Kamala Harris among Black voters, and especially among Black men…
How did a ‘bank snooping’ scandal ensnare politicians in Italy? | Explainer News
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is at the centre of a “snooping scandal” in which a bank branch employee at Italy’s biggest bank is alleged…
What is UNIFIL? | Explainer News
The Israeli military has fired on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), international peacekeepers in Lebanon, according to a UN statement. “This morning,…
Marine Le Pen’s niece starts own party: What it means for French far-right | The Far Right News
The niece of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has founded her own political party aimed at becoming a new force in the country’s growing…