Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe
As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social...
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Greece holds final party rallies ahead of Sunday vote
Greece on Friday entered the final day of campaigning for Sunday's national elections, with conservative frontrunner Kyriakos Mitsotakis aiming to...
The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls
The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite -- including a fatal one this week --...
Squatting Russian diplomat sparks standoff in Australia
A mystery Russian diplomat with a penchant for loungewear and cigarettes sparked a national security standoff between Canberra and the...
Kherson residents return to flood-ruined homes after dam destroyed
"My whole life was in this house. Now I have nothing," said Tetiana Pivneva, after returning to her flooded home...
Hunger devastates Ethiopia’s Tigray as food aid halted
Her nephew shared the harrowing tale of how she died. The 45-year-old mother of five had not eaten in days...
Terrorists strike military base in Somalia as AU force starts drawdown
A military base in Somalia came under attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists on Wednesday, police and witnesses said, just as the...
Windpipe surgeon jailed in Sweden for harming patients
A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday sentenced an Italian surgeon once hailed for pioneering windpipe surgery to two and a...
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa assures ‘peace’ as election looms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday filed his papers to contest Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, insisting that the closely-watched vote would be...
Opposition protest turns violent ahead of Sierra Leone election
Security forces clashed with protesters supporting Sierra Leone's main opposition party in the capital Freetown Wednesday, with tear gas fired...
Massacre trial of Guinea ex-dictator Camara delayed again
The trial of Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara for a 2009 massacre was on Wednesday once again adjourned after...
Titanic passenger’s letter to be auctioned in Uruguay
A letter written by a Uruguayan passenger on the Titanic will go on auction in Montevideo next week with a...
US approves lab-grown chicken for sale
The United States has granted its first ever approvals to two companies to sell chicken grown directly from animal cells,...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon...
How climate change fuels extreme heat
Heatwaves across Asia and beyond have already broken records this year, while the arrival of the El Nino climate phenomenon...
Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up ‘toxicity and hate’
Australia's internet safety watchdog on Thursday threatened to fine Twitter for failing to tackle online abuse, saying Elon Musk's takeover...
US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as the United States steps up its...
Paris climate summit opens with call for ‘finance shock’
French President Emmanuel Macron told global leaders Thursday that no country should have to choose between tackling poverty and dealing...
Restaurant explosion kills 31 in northwest China
At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the...
Controversy shrouds Mexico mummies exhibition
Visitors stop and stare at the mummified corpse of an unidentified woman nicknamed "the witch" on display behind bars at...
Controversy shrouds Mexico mummies exhibition
Visitors stop and stare at the mummified corpse of an unidentified woman nicknamed "the witch" on display behind bars at...
Staged online videos feed Islamophobia in Modi’s India
The acting is dire and the scenarios fake, but staged videos are peddling disinformation and fanning sectarian tensions in India,...
EU ‘enforcer’ visits Twitter, Meta as new rules loom
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe's new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on...
Cannabis academy bets on South Africa pot revolution
In a leafy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, green leaves adorn the walls of a school where students learn how...
Top US security adviser to attend Ukraine-organized meeting in Denmark: source
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan will attend a Ukraine-organized meeting this weekend in Denmark, alongside representatives of multiple countries,...
The technocrat ready to be Sierra Leone’s ‘CEO’by Portia CROWE
Just a day before he was due to release his manifesto, Sierra Leonean presidential contender Samura Kamara was busy writing...
IMF, World Bank under pressure to boost climate change financing
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a two-day summit in Paris,...
Food prices, freedoms concern S.Leone’s young voters
Alie used to work eight hours a day driving a commercial tuk-tuk, known locally as a keke, in Sierra Leone's...
Food prices, freedoms concern S.Leone’s young voters
Alie used to work eight hours a day driving a commercial tuk-tuk, known locally as a keke, in Sierra Leone's...
Rescuers comb through rubble of Paris building blast
French rescuers scoured the rubble for a missing person on Thursday, a day after a blast ripped through a building...
Bolsonaro faces political ban at Brazil trial
Far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro risks losing his right to run for office for eight years, as Brazil's electoral court begins...
UK’s Wallace rules himself out of NATO job
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace says he is out of the running to become NATO's next chief, as the alliance...
Biden equates China’s Xi with ‘dictators’ at donor reception
US President Joe Biden equated his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with "dictators" on Tuesday as he addressed a Democratic Party...
Over 40 dead in gang violence, fire at Honduras women’s prison
At least 41 people were killed Tuesday at a women's prison in Honduras, where violent clashes between rival gangs sparked...
Trial of Guinea ex-dictator Camara to resume Wednesday: lawyers
The trial of Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara for a 2009 massacre will resume on Wednesday after lawyers ended...
9 alleged people smugglers held over Greek migrant disaster: legal source
Nine Egyptians suspected of being people smugglers connected with the deadly sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece have...
UK unveils $3bn backing for Ukraine reconstruction
The UK will back Ukraine's economy to the tune of $3 billion over the next three years while it fights...
Iran ups diplomacy to ease isolation and project strength
Since the start of the year, Iran has intensified its diplomatic activity, engaging with friends and foes alike as it...
UK hosts international allies for Ukraine reconstruction
Leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries are expected in London from Wednesday for a two-day conference to secure...
‘Wars bring back the past’: Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov doesn't view himself as a predictor of the future. But he said his International Booker Prize-winning...
Ex-Australia PM feared Macron would ‘kill’ nuclear sub deal: book
Former Australian leader Scott Morrison hid plans to ditch a French submarine contract for fear a furious Paris would find...
Campaigners slam Japan government forced sterilization report
Japanese campaigners on Wednesday slammed a government report into the sterilization of thousands under a eugenics law in place until...
Somalis search for love online, but don’t call it dating
The makers of Guurdoon, the first app for singles in Somalia, are hoping to help their fellow citizens find love...
Sierra Leone’s battle to keep pregnant girls in school
Hawa used to relish competing with her cousin for top marks in school until, eight months ago, she fell pregnant....
Elton John, Guns N’Roses primed as Glastonbury music festival opens
The iconic Glastonbury Festival opens its doors on Wednesday, with 200,000 music fans set to descend on a farm in...
African concerns mount as West pours aid into Ukraine
African countries are casting a worried eye as the West pumps aid into Ukraine, sensing a retreat in pledges to...
Four shot dead near West Bank settlement
Four people were shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said, a day after...
UN urges Sudan neighbors to keep borders open as exodus tops 500,000
The head of the UN's refugee agency on Tuesday urged Sudan's neighbors to keep their borders open despite security worries...
Iranian taekwondo exile flies the flag for refugees at European Games
Kasra Mehdipournejad has seen neither his Iranian parents nor siblings for six years since they advised him to remain in...
France’s ‘Mr Titanic’ among sub missing
A French submarine operator and daredevil deep-sea explorer dubbed "Mr Titanic" is among the crew of a submarine which has...
Court mulls case against Spain govt over climate inaction
Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday began examining a case filed by Greenpeace and other environmental groups accusing the central government...
From women to LGBTQ members, Catholic Church ponders inclusion
From welcoming LGBTQ Catholics to better representation of women, the Vatican published on Tuesday a reflection on the top social...
Spat at UN rights council over open-ended Israel probe
The United States, on behalf of 27 countries, condemned Tuesday the open-ended nature of the UN investigation into alleged human...
Albanian police raid Iranian dissidents camp
Albanian police on Tuesday raided a camp home to members of an Iranian opposition movement, with local media reporting that...
Sudan war uproots 2.5 million, UN says, as bodies litter Darfur streets
More than 2.5 million people have been uprooted by Sudan's conflict, the UN said Tuesday, but in the western Darfur...
Sudan war uproots 2.5 million, UN says, as bodies litter Darfur streets
More than 2.5 million people have been uprooted by Sudan's conflict, the UN said Tuesday, but in the western Darfur...
Uganda arrests 20 ‘collaborators’ over horrific school massacre
Ugandan police said Monday that 20 people had been arrested for suspected collaboration with the notorious militia group blamed for...
UN raises alarm over ‘rampant’ violence in east DR Congo
The United Nations sounded the alarm on Monday over "rampant violence and rising humanitarian needs" in the violence-plagued eastern Democratic...
Six dead, eight wounded in Ecuador gang shooting
Six people were killed and eight wounded Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a port city in Ecuador...
France pledges financial aid to Tunisia to curb migrant flows
France announced on Monday nearly 26 million euros (around $28 million) in aid to Tunisia to help curb the flow...
