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Germany’s Scholz speaks to Russia’s Putin for first time in two years 

16 November 2024

The leaders of Russia and Germany have had their first conversation in almost two years as Western countries prepare for...

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? 

16 November 2024

On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s to...

Israel ramps up attacks on Lebanon as officials study US ceasefire plan 

16 November 2024

The Israeli military has carried out air raids in the suburbs of Beirut for the fourth consecutive day as Lebanese offic...

WHO chief denounces Israel’s killing of 12 paramedics in Lebanon air strike 

16 November 2024

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House Speaker Johnson resists calls to make Matt Gaetz ethics report public 

16 November 2024

The leading politician in the United States House of Representatives, Speaker Mike Johnson, has resisted calls to releas...

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea 

16 November 2024

The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing milita...

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides 

16 November 2024

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dis...

‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination 

16 November 2024

Three daughters of Malcolm X, a Black empowerment and civil rights icon in the United States, have accused the Central I...

Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul 

15 November 2024

News|Protests Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill r...

Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby 

15 November 2024

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gases that feed climate change, according to new data, ...