Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as disarray looms over All-Star festivities
Discussions about race, gender and sexuality overshadow Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game, as league lurches into disarray.
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Tuberculosis: How drones are transforming care in the Philippines
101 East meets the doctors using drones to fight tuberculosis and save lives in remote communities in the Philippines.
Two buses collide in Syria, killing at least 35 people
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India’s youth protesters are fighting Modi with irreverent humour and memes
Modi built his political brand through social media. Now protesters are using same platforms to mock his administration.
How Volker Turk won new UN rights chief term despite US, Israel opposition
UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.
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How Volker Turk won a new term as UN rights chief despite Israel opposition
UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.
Israel arrests dozens of Palestinians in West Bank amid settler attacks
Military crackdown follows a shooting that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.
India’s ‘Cockroach’ youth call off protests after education minister quits
Youth protesters agree to end agitation after Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over a series of exam paper leaks.
India’s ‘Cockroach’ protesters call off stir after education minister quits
Youth protesters agree to end agitation after Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over a series of exam paper leaks.
India’s education minister resigns after weeks of ‘Cockroach’ protests
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Dodging snipers, housing crisis forces Yemenis to live on front line
Living near Taiz's front line forces families to make difficult choices amid sniper threats and economic hardships.
Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of more than 250,000 people
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
Wildfires in Spain and France force evacuation of 200,000 people
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza is causing a surge in premature births and endangering mothers' health.
Guterres arrives in Syria in first official visit by a UN chief in 17 years
The UN chief will meet Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who was under UN Security Council sanctions until last year.
Trump: ‘I’m running for a fourth term as President of the United States’
During the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Trump joked about running for a fourth presidential term.
Commonwealth Games: Gymnast Langton’s headfirst crash leads to concussion
Gabriel Langton suffers concussion after headfirst crash off horizontal bar in the final rotation of the competition.
Venezuelans hold vigil one month after devastating earthquakes
One month after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones.
South Africa’s le Clos breaks Commonwealth Games record with 19th medal
A record 19th medal took South Africa's Chad le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.
Funerals held for four Palestinians killed in deadly West Bank shooting
Overnight funerals were held for four Palestinians killed near Nablus.
‘The show must go on’: Trump returns to rescheduled White House press gala
US president makes jokes, mocks opponents at correspondents' dinner that was halted by a shooting in April.
Firefighters battle fire after fertiliser explosion in England
A fertiliser explosion at a farm in Essex triggered a major incident.
From palava huts to TikTok: How Liberians are preserving their past
From podcasts to TikTok, young Liberians are using digital platforms to keep history alive and challenge old narratives.
Sons of immigrant killed by ICE in Texas share grief, demand accountability
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's sons tell lawmakers their father worked hard 'to protect and provide' for his family.
Trump threatens EU will pay ‘big price’ after Brussels fines Google $1bn
EU accuses US tech giant of favouring its own services in search results, as Trump lashes out against bloc.
GLP-1s are changing US healthcare, should everyone be on them?
GLP-1 drugs, originally developed to treat diabetes and now widely used for obesity, are reshaping healthcare in the US.
Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi-controlled Hodeidah
The Saudi-led coalition strikes targeted Houthi-controlled Hodeidah governorate.
UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition
Austrian lawyer Volker Turk set to become first UN rights chief to complete two four-year terms since post was created.
Iran war live: Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’ as it seeks Iran talks
US President Donald Trump says Washington remains ‘locked and loaded’ while pursuing diplomatic talks with Tehran.
Trump says ‘it’s time’ for Saudi Arabia to normalise ties with Israel
US president reiterates that the nuclear deal with the kingdom is conditioned on Riyadh joining the 'Abraham Accords'.