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Indian politician targeted with ‘beef eating’ claim ahead of Maharashtra election
Screenshot of the false post taken on November 5, 2024 The false claim surfaced ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election on November 20, where Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) has...
China passes energy law to ‘promote carbon neutrality’
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060.China is...
Turkey’s foreign minister visits Athens to help mend ties between the regional rivals
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan arrived Friday in Athens for meetings with his Greek counterpart as part of efforts to ease tension between the two...
Myanmar anti-junta pages falsely share old photo as ‘shot-down military chopper’
As fighting intensified between the military and ethnic armed groups in parts of Myanmar, an old photo of a damaged helicopter gained traction in Facebook groups that suggested it...
Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania, despite failing to process the first group
SHENGJIN, Albania (AP) — An Italian navy ship docked Friday at the Albanian port of Shengjin with eight migrants who will be processed there after they were intercepted in...
How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty.Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and...
WATCH: New DNA results questions long-time assumptions regarding Pompeii victims
POMPEII, Italy (KMID/KPEJ) – A family frozen in time by the volcanic eruption that hit Pompeii nearly two millennia ago. A mother, a father, and two children…one of the many...
Pelicans, prayers and people power: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Carnival-goers don big and bright costumes in Cape Town on Wednesday... [Chris Jackson / Getty Images]The...
Botswana to legalise undocumented Zimbabweans – president
Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary work and residence permits."They do jobs that would otherwise not...
Liam Payne: 3 people arrested, charged in Argentina in connection to former One Direction singer’s death
The investigation surrounding Liam Payne's death continues to unfold.On Wednesday, Argentina's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office announced in a press release that three suspects — "one who accompanied...
