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Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit 

22 October 2024

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a s...

El Chapo’s sons discussing plea with US government: Lawyer 

22 October 2024

The sons of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are in talks to cut a plea deal with United States pros...

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO charged with operating sex-trafficking ring 

22 October 2024

Mike Jeffries, former chief executive of the US clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch, has been arrested for alleged ...

Austria’s president tasks centre-right with forming government 

22 October 2024

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer, leader of the conservative People’s P...

Report shows more women are using telehealth to get around abortion ban 

22 October 2024

News|Health Women in the United States who live in states that have banned abortions are still getting them at a similar...

US charges Iranian official in alleged plot to kill activist in New York 

22 October 2024

News|Crime The United States Justice Department has formally accused a senior official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

Ukrainian prosecutor general resigns amid scandal over draft exemptions 

22 October 2024

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has announced his resignation amid a scandal involving dozens of officials al...

Early voting in full swing in US election, Harris and Trump tied in polls 

22 October 2024

Early voting is kicking off in both Florida and Wisconsin in the United States as Republican presidential candidate Dona...

Electricity finally begins to return in Cuba after multi-day power blackout 

22 October 2024

Cuban authorities say at least six people have been killed after Hurricane Oscar made landfall over the weekend, with th...

Police in Mozambique disperse opposition protest after disputed election 

22 October 2024

Riot police in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, fired tear gas to disperse a crowd protesting against alleged electoral f...