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Workers observe May Day with marches and demos under Trump tariffs shadow
The holiday, also known as International Workers’ Day or Labor Day, marks the struggles and achievements of workers.
Categories: South Asia
Release of activist a “glimmer of hope in extremely dark times”
Columbia University student activist has been freed after being detained at what he thought was citizenship hearing
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Kenya’s pact of silence with its military is breaking
A BBC documentary on security forces killing protesters ignited a firestorm in Kenya - but not for what it revealed.
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Fan falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game
A baseball fan at the Pirates-Cubs game fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field.
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Fears of attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid acute India tensions
More than 1,000 religious schools have been shut and people have begun readying walled bunkers.
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Ukraine expected to ratify US minerals deal lacking security guarantees
Deal hailed as 'diplomatic win' for Ukraine, but former Russian President Medvedev says Trump has 'broken' Kyiv.
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What is behind the violence in Syria?
Clashes in Damascus suburbs have killed more than 30 people this week.
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This May Day, workers unite to make big polluters pay for climate damage
Pushed to the brink by heat and injustice, South Asia’s workers demand reparations from fossil fuel corporations.
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Haitians flee across country’s longest river to escape gang violence
Video shows dozens of Haitians trying to cross the country’s longest river to escape escalating gang violence after arme
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Kenya MP’s killing appears ‘targeted and premeditated’, police say
Charles Ong'ondo Were had complained his life was in danger before attack, local reports say.
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Video: Fires burn after deadly air attacks in Ukraine’s Odesa
Russian missile strikes hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian city of Odesa.
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Kenyan politician shot dead in his car in Nairobi
Police are investigating the killing of Kenyan MP Charles Ong'ondo Were, who was shot dead in his car in Nairobi.
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African researchers are working to cure HIV, but US aid cuts are in the way
Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US President Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding.
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North Korea’s military upgrade
@AlexGatopoulos looks at North Korean support for Russia and it's defence industry's latest innovations
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Animated maps show US-led attacks on Yemen
Some 300 people have been killed in US strikes on Yemen since March 15.
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Israel wildfires flare near Jerusalem for a second day, arson arrests made
Israel's firefighting service said 163 ground crews and 12 aircraft were working to contain the flames.
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US withdrawal: Vietnam vs Afghanistan
We compare and contrast the 1975 US withdrawal from South Vietnam with the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Ronaldo, Al Nassr lose semifinal to Kawasaki in Asian Champions League
J-League side Kawasaki Frontale beat the star-studded Saudi club 3-2 in Jeddah to enter the Champions League final.
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As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds
Australia's sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.
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