Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted

Amina Hassan (standing) wife of the vice principal of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, in Kebbi A  schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a

Africa hosts its first G20 and urges the rich to do more against climate disasters

Volunteers wearing wetsuits untangle a long garbage net on the Jukskei River in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg In South Africa ‘s oldest township, volunteers in

Trump to decide on Epstein files release after Senate agrees to pass the legislation

Both the House and Senate acted decisively yesterday to pass a bill forcing the Justice Department to release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,

What does ‘agentic’ AI mean? Tech’s newest buzzword is a mix of marketing fluff and real promise

For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, “agentic AI” is the future. At least, that’s what the marketing pitches and tech industry T-shirts say. What

Timbuktu’s famed manuscripts escaped al-Qaida but the threat remains

Thirteen years ago, Abdoulaye Cissé risked his life to smuggle tens of thousands of fragile manuscripts out of Timbuktu as al-Qaida -linked extremists swept into

Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects

Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as ‘Gen Z’ protests gain momentum

Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, but

Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day

More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers plan to strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company.

Iranian president orders probe after man dies from self-immolation in food stand

An Iranian man who set himself on fire after municipal workers shut down his family’s food stand has died from his injuries, prompting the country’s president to order

Furor over editing of Trump speech sparks ‘existential crisis’ at the BBC 

The sudden resignation of two top bosses at the BBC over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump dealt a huge blow to the broadcaster, which

Tens of thousands of Israelis attend funeral of soldier whose remains were held in Gaza for 11 years 

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Israel yesterday for the funeral of an Israeli soldier whose body had been held hostage in Gaza

Armed men in Mali publicly killed a TikTok influencer, authorities say

Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, authorities said earlier this week. “The young TikTok user

Three years after liberation, Kherson faces another kind of siege 

Most of the streets of Kherson are empty now. Three years after the liberation ended a nine-month Russian occupation, the city that once erupted in joy

Flight cancellations and delays worsen as US gov’t shutdown drags on

The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the

Al-Sharaa to become the first Syrian president to visit the White House after an unlikely rise

Syria President Ahmad Al-Sharaa Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a U.S.-run detention center in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there. Few would have predicted

Trump pardons ex-NYPD officer who was convicted of helping China stalk an expat

President Donald Trump granted a pardon Friday to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland,

Hungary’s Orbán to seek Trump’s blessing to keep buying Russian oil

Trump greets Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban When Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits President Donald Trump in the White House today, his priority will be

The Louvre urged to speed up security upgrades before the heist

France’s court of auditors urged the Louvre museum to speed up its security modernization plans as a priority, in a report conducted before the Oct.

South Africa investigates how 17 men were duped into joining mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war

The South African government said yesterday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens were tricked into joining mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war after they asked for help to escape

Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

Police officers carry seized material from an apartment in the Mümmelmannsberg district after a raid, in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday The German government yesterday banned a Muslim group, accusing

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