At least twelve members of Ecuador’s LGBTI+ community have been murdered so far in 2026, according to a manifesto released by the advocacy organization Silueta X, which warned of escalating violence and
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The Vatican held its first Holy Mass for Peace and Development dedicated to Cuba, marking a significant diplomatic and symbolic gesture amid escalating tensions between Havana and Washington. The ceremony took place
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China has committed to purchasing at least $17 billion worth of United States agricultural products annually between 2026 and 2028, according to a White House fact sheet released following high-level meetings between
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In a detailed interview aired on CBS News’ Face the Nation, former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered a stark but measured assessment of the evolving US–China rivalry, with particular focus on
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The International Criminal Court has requested sealed arrest warrants for an unspecified number of Israeli officials, according to a diplomatic source cited in the report. The warrants are said to focus on
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Britain’s leading universities are facing an escalating academic integrity crisis after cases of students cheating with artificial intelligence nearly tripled in a single academic year. More than 2,000 undergraduates at Russell Group
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A prominent professor at the University of Cambridge has been stripped of a prestigious college fellowship following an investigation that upheld multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Herbert Huppert, an 82-year-old
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France, long regarded as the spiritual home of wine culture, has reached a symbolic turning point after beer consumption surpassed wine consumption for the first time in the country’s modern history. According
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Global accounting firm EY has agreed to pay more than $140 million to settle a High Court legal dispute with the administrators of NMC Health, the former London-listed healthcare company that collapsed
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Saudi Arabia has long projected itself as a stabilising force in the Middle East, presenting an image of cautious diplomacy, economic ambition and regional leadership. But revelations emerging from the Gulf suggest
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Aidan and Howard Barclay, heirs to one of Britain’s most prominent business dynasties, have narrowly avoided bankruptcy after a Middle Eastern creditor secured approval for a controversial debt repayment deal, overriding objections
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The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” following a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The decision was made after
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Allegations have emerged in Sri Lanka that a major company linked to a politically connected businessman may have secured a significant financial advantage by acting ahead of
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South Asia’s geopolitical chessboard is once again shifting beneath uneasy skies. The reported arrival of the American Secretary of State in Kolkata after a long fourteen-year hiatus—while conspicuously bypassing Dhaka—has ignited fierce
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Pakistan has just delivered one of the most striking macroeconomic achievements in its modern history. In the first nine months of fiscal year 2026, running from July 2025 to March 2026, the
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