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Broken toilets, leaking roofs: Why India's 'cockroach' party wants to fix schoolsThe poor state of government schools is the focus of a new campaign by India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). 9 hrs agoAsia

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Getty ImagesMany schools, especially in rural India, are starved of funding and in disrepairThe squat one-storey building has recently received…

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trialThree activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law. 2 hrs agoAsia

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Getty ImagesChow Hang-tung had also seperately been arrested in June 2021 for “inciting” the public to take part in a…

British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in AustraliaA jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three others,1 hr agoAustralia

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PA MediaBritish rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury cleared him…

Israeli settlers return to Kadim in West Bank two decades after it was evacuatedThirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has left nearby Palestinian residents fearful.1 hr agoMiddle East

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EPAThe settlers were laden with bedding, furniture and building material as they approached KadimA new generation of Israeli settlers has…

Japan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fireThis is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.2 hrs agoAsia

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Getty ImagesJapan has executed a man who killed five people in a gaming parlour fire in 2009, making this the…

Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of SilenceThe 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.1 hr agoAsia

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AFP via Getty ImagesBali’s usually bustling beaches turn empty during Nyepi, an annual Hindu holidayA Swiss tourist has been sentenced…

Trump wants to be friends with Kim – but South Korea could pay the priceUS military exercises with South Korea end early on Friday, at a time when the North is in a position of strength. 5 hrs agoAsia

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ReutersTrump and Kim met at Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in 2019South Korea’s annual military exercises with the US…

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says UK's Met OfficeScientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.1 hr ago

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El Niño set to be ‘strongest in living memory’, says UK’s Met OfficeScientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern…

FBI arrests woman over alleged plot to bomb New York capitol buildingProsecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.4 hrs agoUS & Canada

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DOJ/FBIPolice provided images of Bowie with a shopping trolley seen allegedly buying bomb-making parts at a local hardware storeThe FBI…

How much could Trump's 'economic D-Day' hurt Iran? Iran has so far proved adept at finding ways around years of already punishing sanctions on its economy. 1 hr agoWorld

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EPANearly six months after US President Donald Trump vowed a swift victory over Iran, the conflict appears to be at…

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Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over – then came a stunning admissionConfirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.1 hr agoAsia

Fear and fallout three months on from Northern Ireland's race riotsNorthern Ireland saw consecutive nights of violence following a knife attack – but how are victims faring now?22 hrs agoNorthern Ireland

Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.2 hrs agoAfrica

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Browsing: World & Politics

Broken toilets, leaking roofs: Why India's 'cockroach' party wants to fix schoolsThe poor state of government schools is the focus of a new campaign by India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). 9 hrs agoAsia

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trialThree activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law. 2 hrs agoAsia

British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in AustraliaA jury last month cleared the YouTuber of several sexual assault offences, but it couldn't reach a decision on three others,1 hr agoAustralia

Israeli settlers return to Kadim in West Bank two decades after it was evacuatedThirty "pioneer families" have arrived on a wave of nationalism driven by Israel's government, but the rapid change has left nearby Palestinian residents fearful.1 hr agoMiddle East

Japan executes man who killed five in Pachinko parlour fireThis is the first time since June 2025 that the country has enacted capital punishment.2 hrs agoAsia

Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of SilenceThe 26-year-old sparked anger with an expletive-laden post about the sacred holiday.1 hr agoAsia

Trump wants to be friends with Kim – but South Korea could pay the priceUS military exercises with South Korea end early on Friday, at a time when the North is in a position of strength. 5 hrs agoAsia

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says UK's Met OfficeScientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.1 hr ago

FBI arrests woman over alleged plot to bomb New York capitol buildingProsecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.4 hrs agoUS & Canada

How much could Trump's 'economic D-Day' hurt Iran? Iran has so far proved adept at finding ways around years of already punishing sanctions on its economy. 1 hr agoWorld

Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over – then came a stunning admissionConfirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.1 hr agoAsia

Fear and fallout three months on from Northern Ireland's race riotsNorthern Ireland saw consecutive nights of violence following a knife attack – but how are victims faring now?22 hrs agoNorthern Ireland

Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.2 hrs agoAfrica

Viral 'Cat in the Hat' TikTok trend sparks fun fake videos but also real fearThe social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.45 mins ago

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Rumours swirled after a Vietnamese teen was run over – then came a stunning admissionConfirmation of the circumstances around Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's death have only spurred more questions.1 hr agoAsia

Fear and fallout three months on from Northern Ireland's race riotsNorthern Ireland saw consecutive nights of violence following a knife attack – but how are victims faring now?22 hrs agoNorthern Ireland

Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 30A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, the government says.2 hrs agoAfrica

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