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Myanmar military government defends rule minutes before deadly quake hits
Moments before Myanmar’s deadliest quake in a century, General Zaw Min Tun defended military rule, dismissed war crimes
Categories: South Asia
Namibia’s first female president: From freedom fighter to reformer?
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on rising to power as Namibia’s first woman leader and whether real change is possible.
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China says US tariff exemptions ‘small step in correcting wrong practice’
Beijing calls on Washington to 'completely cancel' its reciprocal tariffs amid an escalating trade war.
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Over three million children died in 2022 due to drug resistance: Study
The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications.
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Timeline: Israel’s attacks on hospitals throughout its war on Gaza
List of some of the severest Israeli attacks on the healthcare system in Gaza since October 23, 2023.
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Israeli forces put Gaza’s Christian hospital out of service on Palm Sunday
Israel has bombed al-Ahli Hospital, putting northern Gaza’s last functioning medical facility out of service.
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Fighting Alcaraz claims maiden Monte Carlo title before French Open
Spanish star comes back from set down to beat Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 as he gears up to defend his title at Roland Garros,
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Palestinian schoolchildren flee Israeli military raid in occupied West Bank
Video shows Palestinian schoolchildren running in fear as Israeli military vehicles storm Al-Fawar refugee camp.
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Polls close in Ecuador for tight presidential run-off election
It's the second presidential run-off in under two years in the South American country plagued by drugs-related violence.
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Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city of Sumy kills dozens of people
Dozens of people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine, in the northeastern city of Sumy.
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Israeli air strike kills and injures several Palestinians in Deir el-Balah
Video shows the terrifying aftermath of an Israeli air strike on central Gaza that hit a building in Deir el-Balah.
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What’s behind Trump’s U-turn on tariffs?
Donald Trump has backed down on his tariff plan that threatened to upend the global trading system.
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France can and must do more than recognising Palestinian statehood
The French government has the moral and legal obligation to act against the genocide in Gaza and the Israeli occupation.
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Lebanese Civil War began 50 years ago. Here’s how one photographer saw it
Award-winning photojournalist Claude Salhani documented his country's war for nine years, until he had to turn away.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,144
These are the key events on day 1,144 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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India deploys troops after deadly protests over Muslim endowment bill
West Bengal leader Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state.
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Hundreds in New York demand release of Mahmoud Khalil who faces deportation
Hundreds of protesters at Times Square in New York demanded the release of Mahmoud Khalil who faces deportation.
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‘Fight oligarchy’: Thousands attend Sanders, AOC rally in Los Angeles
US senator joined by AOC, who slams Trump’s ‘corrupt and disastrous tariff scheme’ as ploy to enrich corporate cronies.
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At least 100,000 protesters rally for Gaza in Bangladesh’s capital
At least 100,000 protesters filled the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in a massive rally for Gaza.
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Week in pictures: From forced displacement in Gaza to floods in DR Congo
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
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