A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the treatment of climate activists in the United Kingdom, in a damning report published Tuesday that criticized “increasingly severe crackdowns” on peaceful …
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Death toll rises to 25 after landslide buries dozens in southwest China in freezing winter temperatures
by adminThe death toll from a landslide in southwestern China has reached 25 as rescuers continue to comb mud, snow and rubble in search of survivors. There are 19 people still unaccounted for, reported state broadcaster …
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Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg last year and killed 77 people, South African public broadcaster SABC reported Tuesday. Gauteng police …
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The Turkish parliament voted Tuesday to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays. Of the 346 members of parliament who voted, …
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BFMTV reported that the boy had been left to live alone in the family’s apartment in the town of Nersac in the Charente region for two years, from 2020 to 2022, and appeared to survive …
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Seoul’s police chief has been indicted for negligence over the 2022 crowd crush that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in the popular Itaewon neighborhood that left the nation reeling. South Korean police on …
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Modi hails a new ‘divine India’ as he inaugurates controversial Hindu temple ahead of nationwide elections
by adminMillions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he …
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At least 8 dead after landslide buries dozens in southwest China in freezing winter temperatures
by adminRescuers have recovered the bodies of eight people as the race to reach at least 47 others buried in a landslide in southwestern China on Monday continues, according to state media. “Rescue team found eight missing …
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Moscow blames Ukraine for strikes that killed at least 28 in Russian-controlled Donetsk. Kyiv denies attack
by adminShelling killed at least 28 people and injured 30, including two children, near a market in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, according to Russian officials. Moscow blamed Ukraine for the …
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A British man long suspected of killing the wife of a famous French film producer in Ireland has died at age 66, according to his lawyer. Back in 2019, the Paris Criminal Court convicted Ian …