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Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall
Europe|News|World

Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase

Two lawmakers say that Ukraine’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new foreign minister

Ukraine gets a new chief diplomat as the war with Russia enters a critical phase
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Ukraine has achieved 'a lot' in Kursk offensive, NATO's Stoltenberg says

Ukraine has achieved "a lot" in its Kursk offensive into Russia but it's hard to say how the situation will develop next, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

Ukraine has achieved 'a lot' in Kursk offensive, NATO's Stoltenberg says
Africa|Economy|Finance|News|World

China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that he did not believe Chinese investments in Africa were pushing the continent into a "debt trap" but were

China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says
Asia|News|World

Pakistan hasn't learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say

Experts says that millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people

Pakistan hasn't learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say
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Gaza teacher offers ray of hope with classroom in rubble

Gaza's schools lie in ruins or have been turned into shelters for families displaced by a war that has killed tens of thousands.

Gaza teacher offers ray of hope with classroom in rubble
Africa|Health|World

Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses

Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak

Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
Europe|News|World

U.N. nuclear agency will supervise Ukraine's key power substations, Kyiv says

Ukraine and U.N. nuclear agency IAEA have agreed that the agency's experts will monitor the situation at key Ukrainian substations in addition to nuclear plants,

U.N. nuclear agency will supervise Ukraine's key power substations, Kyiv says
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy overhauls cabinet with slew of new ministers, top diplomat

Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Thursday to appoint nine new ministers, including the foreign minister and two deputy prime ministers,

Zelenskiy overhauls cabinet with slew of new ministers, top diplomat
Asia|News|World

China's halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program

China's halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases
Health|World

World Bank wants bigger solution to move faster on Pacific Islands health crisis

The Pacific Islands, with the highest death rates globally from non-communicable diseases, could better tackle its health crisis with region-wide services, World

World Bank wants bigger solution to move faster on Pacific Islands health crisis
Africa|Europe|Health|World

EU delivers first mpox vaccine doses to Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is set to receive its first batch of 100,000 mpox vaccines from the European Union on Thursday, with a second delivery expected in the coming days

EU delivers first mpox vaccine doses to Congo
Economy|News|World

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

Ukraine said 75 countries and international organisations have agreed a "shared vision" of measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural products and help

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security
Crime|News|World

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack

Police kill armed man near Israeli consulate in Munich terror attack
Europe|News|World

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid
Asia|World

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam

One of the year’s strongest typhoons has deadly impact in ‘China’s Hawaii’ before hitting Vietnam
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On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause

On visit to Southeast Asia’s largest mosque, Pope says battling climate change and religious extremism a common cause
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China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says

China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says

China’s New York envoy ‘performing his duties as usual’ after Chinese agent case, Beijing’s consulate says
Business|Economy|Environment|News|World

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets

Farm cooperatives in Brazil that supply some of the world's biggest multinational agricultural firms are buying soybeans grown illegally on Indigenous

Soy grown illegally on Brazil's tribal lands finds its way to global markets
Africa|Asia|News|World

Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order

Dozens of African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order

Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order
Health|World

Palestinian children in south Gaza receive polio vaccinations amid continued war

Crowds of Palestinians gathered at medical centers in the south of the embattled Gaza Strip on Thursday for their children to be

Palestinian children in south Gaza receive polio vaccinations amid continued war
Europe|News|Political|Technology|World

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he did not understand France's actions against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was placed under formal investigation

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov
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Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine's incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow

Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance
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China, India and Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine talks, Russia's Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that China, India and Brazil could act as mediators in potential peace talks over Ukraine.

China, India and Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine talks, Russia's Putin says
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Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with South Korea summit

When Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a final summit this week with South Korean President Yoon

Japan's departing Kishida sends signal to successor with South Korea summit

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