Israel’s parliamentary election has strengthened the political position of Arab parties while leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing bloc facing the prospect of losing its parliamentary majority. The emerging results could force
France faced its worst unrest in years over the weekend as demonstrations against the rising cost of living and declining public services escalated into violence, intensifying pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and
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The United States has recorded 4,410 confirmed measles cases in 2026, more than double the total reported throughout 2025 and the highest level of transmission since 1991, according to the Centers for
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a proposed government reshuffle put forward by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian state news agencies reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin. The personnel changes follow September’s
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Palestinian leaders in Israel are urging Arab citizens to vote in large numbers in the October 27 election, hoping to help unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and end what they describe as
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The Philippines has summoned China’s ambassador to Manila to express its “serious concern and strong objection” to remarks it said conveyed a threat to use force, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
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US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33%, its lowest level recorded in either of his presidential terms, according to a poll by Ipsos, The Washington Post and ABC News
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Sri Lankan police have arrested a man suspected of shooting Kawanthissa, one of the country’s best-known wild tuskers, and seized two illegal firearms as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the elephant’s death
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Sri Lanka’s 810-megawatt Norochcholai coal power plant will remain disconnected from the national electricity grid for several days following a nationwide blackout on 17 October, with authorities continuing safety procedures before allowing
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Sri Lanka’s Free Media Movement (FMM) has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the government’s proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, arguing that
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Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity blackout on 17 October caused economic losses exceeding 4 billion rupees, according to former electricity minister and United Republican Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, who has called on
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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, danced to nationalist pop music beneath a computer-generated Israeli flag as he addressed a cheering crowd in Tel Aviv, celebrating his record in office and promising
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A nationwide analysis of 149 local authority areas reveals stark disparities in education, safety, mental health care and public services, with Middlesbrough ranked the hardest place to grow up.
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Ricky Handschumacher’s mother did not know her son was a hacker until the police came looking for him. She had worked as a nurse inside a Florida jail, where officers began asking
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China has established near-real-time satellite broadband communications between researchers in the Arctic and its Qinling research station in Antarctica, marking a significant advance in its efforts to develop an independently controlled communications
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Ukrainian drone strikes set an oil export terminal ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched one of its largest aerial bombardments of Russia to date, with Moscow reporting that its
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