South Asia
Pakistan’s farmers battle floods, debt and climate-driven crisis
Farmers in Pakistan describe battling floods and droughts as 'gambling with nature' amid worsening climate impacts.
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Pakistan evacuates thousands as India releases water from swollen rivers
Rescue crews said they evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasur and 89,000 from Bahawalnagar.
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Police in Australia hunt gunman after two officers killed in rural town
Manhunt under way for man accused of shooting dead two officers and wounding another in southeastern state of Victoria.
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‘Food, jobs, hope’: Mozambique seeks investment route to economic recovery
President Daniel Chapo launches $40m fund for small businesses at 60th annual Maputo International Trade Fair.
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El Salvador, CECOT prison and the US’s School of the Americas
US military training facility for Latin American security forces denounced over links to human rights abuses.
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Death toll from Typhoon Kajiki rises in Vietnam
Typhoon Kajiki kills three in Vietnam, causing flooding, power outages and evacuations across several provinces.
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A day of horror in the West Bank
How the killings of two young Palestinian men by Israeli settlers unfolded.
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Australia expels Iranian ambassador over attacks on Jewish sites
Australia’s prime minister says Iran was responsible for at least two attacks on Jewish sites, including a synagogue.
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Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage
The crisis is linked to the high price of medicines, a shrinking national budget and cuts in US aid.
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Japan lodges protest with China over ‘installation’ in East China Sea
Tokyo urges Beijing to resume negotiations on implementation of 2008 agreement on exploiting natural resources.
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US President Trump tightens grip on security in Washington
Trump increases security in Washington, DC, with National Guard, more police and inquiries into crime data manipulation.
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Video captures Israeli bombing of Gaza residential building
Video shows the moment an Israeli air attack hit a residential building in Gaza’s al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis.
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Israel’s destruction in Lebanon could amount to war crimes: Amnesty
Amnesty said more than 10,000 civilian structures were destroyed by Israel - many of them after the ceasefire.
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Carlos Alcaraz debuts new haircut in US Open first-round win
Decked out with a new buzz cut, the world no 2 was in sparkling form against towering Reilly Opelka of the US.
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Why has Pakistan launched a new rocket command after India conflict?
Experts say India found holes in Pakistan's strategic defence options during the May fight. Pakistan wants to fix them.
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Australia, Japan join countries suspending some parcel shipments to the US
Australia and Japan latest countries to stop some postal services to US for goods valued at less than $800.
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LIVE: Israel starves three Palestinians to death in Gaza
Gaza's hunger-related death toll rises to 303 amid outrage over 'barbaric' Israeli attacks on Nasser Hospital.
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Norway fund divests from US firm Caterpillar over Gaza, West Bank abuses
Fund says move against Caterpillar, five Israeli banks due to their contribution 'to serious violations of rights'.
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Three killed after ‘absolutely terrifying’ Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam
Ten others wounded, nearly 7,000 homes damaged after Kajiki batters Vietnam with fierce winds and torrential rains.
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Australia accuses Iran of directing anti-Semitic attacks, expels envoy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will also designate the IRGC as a 'terrorist organisation'.
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