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US election 2024: Everything you need to know in maps and charts 

29 October 2024

Nearly 186.5 million Americans are eligible to vote for the November 5 election to choose the 47th president of the Unit...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 977 

29 October 2024

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 29, 2024: Fighting At least four people were killed in...

Burkina Faso putting civilians at risk amid conflict with rebels: HRW 

29 October 2024

Burkina Faso should urgently prioritise the protection of civilians amid its ongoing struggle with armed rebels, Human ...

Hezbollah appoints Naim Qassem as new chief 

29 October 2024

News|Hezbollah Hezbollah has announced Naim Qassem as its new head. Qassem, whose promotion from deputy leader was annou...

The US Electoral College – How the South used slavery for political gain 

29 October 2024

Skip linksSkip to Content History Illustrated is a series of perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into...

CNN bans conservative commentator after verbal attack on Mehdi Hasan 

29 October 2024

CNN has banned a conservative commentator after he verbally attacked British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan by referrin...

Marwan Barghouti ‘brutally’ assaulted in Israeli prison, rights groups say 

28 October 2024

Palestinian prisoner support groups have accused Israel of “brutally assaulting” Marwan Barghouti, the most prominen...

Photos: Israeli air strikes pummel Lebanese historic city of Tyre 

28 October 2024

Successive Israeli air strikes have pummeled the southern port city of Tyre in Lebanon following an evacuation warning f...

NATO, Pentagon confirm deployment of North Korean troops to Russia 

28 October 2024

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has confirmed that North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia days after Ukraini...

Georgians protest to denounce ruling party win in elections 

28 October 2024

Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the disputed parliamentary election after the pro-We...