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Ex-leader of N. Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse
The former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has been on Thursday to 15 years in prison for the rape and sex abuse of two girls decades ago
Rubio urges restraint over Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, civilians killed
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is calling for de-escalation in the Horn of Africa amid renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia
Heavy rain shuts down Istanbul, causing flooding and 3 deaths
A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people
Trudy strengthens to a hurricane as system nears Mexico’s coast with storm expected
Trudy has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches the Pacific coast of Mexico
Questions swirl about pope's future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures
When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis' pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him.
School roof collapse kills at least 28 people in Pakistan
A roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, has killed at least 34 children and a teacher
School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50
The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest incident of its kind in the country, authorities and a hospital official said.
Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region
Having tried cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South SumatraAs fires ravage Indonesia, emitting a toxic smoke that has drawn the ire of regional neighbours, the government is testing an unusual new approach to tackle the haze: dry ice.Having tried cloud seeding, water bombing and sending in army personnel to fight the fires, Indonesia’s coordinating security minister said dry ice would be dropped on the province of South Sumatra on Thursday. Continue reading...
El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador announces a plan to release up to 50% of those imprisoned under a state of emergency
Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here's how it got here
Costa Rica has made fighting drug trafficking a main goal, inspired by El Salvador's hardline approach
China opens joint airfield in Laos with eyes on its military role
China’s newly opened joint military airfield in Laos is Beijing’s first overseas facility focused on air power
Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could affect up to 30 millionBrazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.In an attempt to overturn the first-round lead secured by his opponent, far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula has strongly championed the amendment, which will give some workers an extra day off each week. Continue reading...
