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The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one. But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control.
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A June heat wave in Belgium and neighboring countries exposed a lethal lack of readiness. That’s a risk as another wave hits Europe.
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French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.
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French, German and British diplomats are working on a format for future negotiations — even if Russia has shown little interest.
The Guardian
Senior colleagues dismiss Bragg’s migration figures as ‘personal views’ while others say critical response is an ‘overreaction’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal senator Andrew McLachlan has publicly backed Andrew Bragg and urged colleagues to “follow his lead” after a public speech that has split colleagues and triggered a rebuke from opposition leader, Angus Taylor.At the National Press Club on Wednesday, Bragg announced a policy to slash the national constructi
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Many of the South Asian country’s youth face epic odds in trying to find good jobs, a challenge that is a growing political and economic problem.
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Sending containerships through the northern passage now makes financial sense thanks to high oil prices and climate change.
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His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.
The Guardian
Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso, was stolen from Bill DeLind’s gallery in 2018Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look at an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment.DeLind immediately recognized the stolen Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso. Continue reading...
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Fresh search teams to scour Nattai national park for Lily Hooper, 18, who failed to return home from a bushwalkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe search for an 18-year-old bushwalker missing in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales since Wednesday is continuing, with fresh teams arriving at the Nattai national park on Saturday morning.Lily Hooper left her home in Sydney’s south-west about 8am on 12 August, after telling family she was going for a hike in the natio
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The Trump administration is doubling down on sanctions and a naval blockade, while Tehran bets high oil prices will force Washington to relent.
BBC World
Ramsey stars in a new film about a cancer survivor who attends “chemo camp” and finds friendship, love and freedom.
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The BBC's lawyers argue Trump's family members "have personal knowledge" of his intentions in the speech he gave outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
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A reported cannabis-positive test involving an Air India pilot raises questions about what such a result can actually tell investigators.
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Quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km early on Saturday morningA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. No immediate casualties or damage were reported.The quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5:58am on Saturday Indonesia time. It’s epicentre was 68km (42 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ende in East Nusa Tenggara province. Continue reading...
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Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
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From exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.
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In one of the world's fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.
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Israel’s battered tourism industry is showing rare flickers of life this summer as cautious Americans begin returning.
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President said nine months at sea ‘not nearly long enough’ even as families call for attention to mental health crisisDonald Trump has downplayed concerns about US sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying the deployment is “not nearly long enough” as concerns mount over mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier.The US president made the comments during a brief exchange with reporters before flying to New