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Turkey's parliament approved limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants on Monday, a key step in a peace process aimed at ending decades of conflict. However, the legislation excludes jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, whose release the group has made a central demand.
The World Health Organization says that sequencing shows the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, it's crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for presidential elections. Plus a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry.
The World Health Organization says that sequencing shows the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, it's crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for presidential elections. Plus a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry.
The WHO says that sequencing shows the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about three months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, it's crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections. Plus a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry.
The WHO says that sequencing shows that the fast moving Ebola outbreak in DR Congo started about 3 months before the emergency was officially declared in May. Also, its crunch week for Zambia as voters gear up for elections. And a Rwandan mine has become one of the US's main suppliers of tungsten, a metal critical to the defence industry.
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels struck a government-held port on the country’s Red Sea coast late Sunday, escalating fears over threats to strategic shipping routes and a potential return to civil war.
Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko (Apple), from running in September's parliamentary elections. About a hundred protesters gathered outside the courthouse chanting, "Shame! Shame!" after the ruling was delivered.
Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko (Apple), from contesting September's parliamentary elections.
Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from contesting September's parliamentary elections.
Greenland’s government issued a “strong warning” last week after a new Texas oil company linked to US President Donald Trump moved equipment intended for exploratory drilling ashore without the required approval. Nuuk’s authorities must now walk a tightrope between stabilising relations with the US and resisting Trump’s territorial ambitions.
At least 47 people were killed and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia on Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation.
The spread of hostile content on social media in Malaysia has intensified tensions towards the Rohingya refugee community, leading to the eviction of more than 100 people from their village and the temporary closure of schools attended by refugee children.
🇮🇳 Thousands of students and unemployed young people have been protesting in Jharkhand since late July, demanding reforms to the state’s recruitment exam system. The unrest comes after weeks of demonstrations in Delhi that led to the resignation of India’s education minister last month.
An 80-year-old woman died in the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia's wine country, Canadian police said, after the blaze nearly doubled in size over the weekend and forced the evacuation of people in the area.
An 80-year-old woman died in the fast-moving Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia's wine country, Canadian police said, after the blaze nearly doubled in size over the weekend and forced the evacuation of people in the area.
Tropical storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day. Authorities have warned of risks of severe flooding and landslides in some areas.
Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas, a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap music history.
WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it offers cross-protection against a deadly strain spreading in the DR Congo.
Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s military “will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed.” The White House has not commented on the Israeli Prime Minister’s dismissal of Trump’s deal for Gaza.
🌌 Save the date: the first total solar #eclipse visible from mainland Europe in 20 years is set to happen this week! 🌕 🌑 On August 12, the #Moon will completely block out the #Sun during a rare total solar eclipse across much of northern #Spain. 🔭 But while we watch the show, scientists will conduct many experiments. Julia Rougie explains ▶️
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves ahead of the 2028 presidential election campaign. “This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” Ocasio-Cortez, 36, said on Instagram about her decision regarding her reproductive options.
Nearly 70 percent of France is now under water-use restrictions as successive heatwaves and severe drought intensify pressure on the country’s water supplies. Authorities said Monday that 67 of 101 departments had reached the highest crisis alert, while two-thirds of groundwater reserves were below normal levels. Another heatwave is expected to spread across the country this week.
Nearly 70 percent of France is subject to water-use restrictions as drought conditions worsen amid successive heatwaves, the government said Monday.
🎤 Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas, the case is finally going to trial. The rapper’s death became a defining moment in the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry of the 1990s, which involved some of the biggest names in rap.
Colombia declared a national emergency on Monday after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in the west of the country killed at least 111 people and injured 87 others as rescue teams searched for survivors trapped under debris. The quake prompted evacuations in the capital, Bogota and was felt across other parts of Latin America, including Ecuador and Panama. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments...
Colombia declared a national emergency on Monday after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in the west of the country killed more than 70, trapped residents under debris and prompted evacuations in the capital, Bogota. The tremor was felt across other parts of Latin America, including Ecuador and Panama. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
At least 69 people have been killed in a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday, damaging buildings, trapping residents under debris and prompting evacuations in the capital, Bogota. The tremor was felt in other parts of Latin America, including Ecuador and Panama. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
At least 47 people have been killed in a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday, damaging buildings, trapping residents under debris and prompting evacuations in the capital, Bogota. The tremor was felt in other parts of Latin America, including Ecuador and Panama. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
