Chicago police say that five people have been killed and another 22 injured in shootings across the city so far this weekend. Chicago police say the first fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingIn Brazil, close to 7% of teenage girls get pregnant. Our correspondents report from Rio de Janeiro, where an association dedicated to women’s football is fighting to keep teens from…
Continue ReadingWhen Russia’s targeting of major Ukrainian urban centres forces Member of Parliament Inna Sovsun to divert her Monday morning school run to the safety of the Kyiv metro, she meets…
Continue ReadingPresident Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia timed its strikes on Ukraine on Monday to inflict the greatest possible losses among people and had also targeted the country’s energy infrastructure. "They want…
Continue ReadingThe US has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials, including the interior minister, in response to the crackdown on protests in the country. The unrest was sparked by the death…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union leaders struggled Friday to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia’s war in Ukraine fuels a major energy crisis, driving up…
Continue ReadingThailand is mourning a horrific gun and knife attack at a childcare centre in the north-east that left 37 people, including 23 children, dead. Parents gathered outside the centre on…
Continue ReadingThe OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries on Wednesday decided to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices, a move that could deal the struggling global economy another blow and…
Continue ReadingAs the preparation begins, Will Gadd talks about the dangers of Helmcken Falls and the dream to overcome it. This series takes audiences inside the minds of elite adventurers as…
Continue ReadingLess than two weeks after being called up in Russia’s partial mobilisation, reservist are undergoing combat training in Russian-occupied Donetsk as they prepare to go to the front line in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a mix…
Continue ReadingAs President Vladimir Putin completed paperwork for the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin said there was no contradiction between Russian retreats and Putin’s vow that…
Continue Reading#Britain’s embattled prime minister Liz #Truss marched to the lectern for the most important speech of her political career on Wednesday — accompanied by a song, "Moving On Up," about a bitter…
Continue ReadingParis will not broadcast #WorldCup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in #Qatar.…
Continue ReadingAfter more than thirty years of being prohibited from boxing during the ruling of former dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, women in Libya are once again being seen on rings fighting and…
Continue ReadingNuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension…
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