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Young protesters drive dissent against Macron’s spending cuts

NANTES/PARIS: Protesters across France have staged disruptive demonstrations this week, blocking highways, burning barricades, and clashing with police in anger at President Emmanuel Macron, his government, and looming austerity measures. The unrest unfolded as conservative Sébastien Lecornu was sworn in as Macron's new prime minister, following the ouster of his predecessor in a parliamentary confidence vote. Authorities deployed more than 80,...

No genocide in Gaza, British government declares

Sep 11,2025

LONDON, UK – In a significant shift in policy, the British government has formally determined that Israel is not committing genocide in its military operations...

Londoners look for bikes, boats as Tube walkout disrupts travel

LONDON, U.K.: Londoners faced another day of travel disruption on Tuesday as a strike by underground staff brought the capital’s Tube network to a...

France will soon see a new prime minister as Bayrou resigns

PARIS, France: France has been thrust into fresh political turmoil after lawmakers voted to bring down Prime Minister François Bayrou’s minority government, dealing another...

Thai ex-PM Thaksin sent to jail for earlier cases of corruption

BANGKOK, Thailand: Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison sentence linked to earlier convictions, reigniting debate...

Pig kidney milestone: Patients thrive as U.S. trials get underway

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Massachusetts hospital has marked a breakthrough in transplant medicine, announcing that a second New Hampshire man has received a pig kidney...

Buenos Aires loss casts shadow on President Milei ahead of midterms

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a significant political blow on September 7 after his libertarian movement fared poorly in a closely...

Family appeals for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release amid health concerns

LONDON, U.K.: Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and urgently requires medical treatment, her son has...

Netblocks flags major internet outages tied to Red Sea cables

Sep 10,2025

LONDON, U.K.: Internet access across Asia and the Middle East faced widespread disruption after damage to subsea cables in the Red Sea, according to...

Qatar sovereignty shattered by Israeli attack on hostage negotiators

DOHA, Qatar – In a significant and dramatic escalation that has sent shockwaves through the Middle East, the Israeli military has confirmed it carried...

Nepal’s PM quits on second day of anti-government protests

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli has resigned amid the violence that continued for a second day Tuesday, which saw protesters torching...

IDF to cordon off West Bank villages from where gunmen lived

Sep 9,2025

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue his country’s war in Gaza, and in Jerusalem, following the deadly attack at...

Northern India faces worst monsoon disaster in decades

NEW DELHI, India: At least 90 people have lost their lives and hundreds more have been displaced as unrelenting monsoon rains continue to batter...

Court rejects appeal as Colombia phases out bullfighting, cockfighting

BOGOTA, Colombia: Colombia’s Constitutional Court on September 4 upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights across the country, while going a step further to strengthen...

U.S. reaffirms worker law enforcement after Hyundai Georgia raid

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House defended a major raid at a Hyundai facility in Georgia, saying it underscored the Trump administration’s commitment to enforcing...

Signs of fife on K2-18b? James Webb data triggers search expansion

A wave of excitement and rigorous skepticism continues to sweep through the astronomical community following a series of groundbreaking yet controversial observations of exoplanet...

Boomers blamed as young French face debt, housing, pension strain

PARIS, France: French millennials are venting their frustration at baby boomers, blaming the older generation for leaving them with soaring public debt, unaffordable housing,...

Independence vs takeover: the uncertain road ahead for Armani Group

Sep 8,2025

MILAN, Italy: Giorgio Armani’s death at 91 has left one of fashion’s most enduring empires facing a future without the man who controlled every...

Death of surfer in Sydney shark attack ignites debate over nets

SYDNEY, Australia: The death of a surfer at a popular Sydney beach on the weekend marked the city’s first fatal shark attack in more...

Emergency appeal in US stops flights of migrant children to Guatemala

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. federal judge stopped the Trump administration on August 31 from deporting a group of Guatemalan children, some of whom were...

US Powerball prize soars to $1.7 billion after 41 draws without winner

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering US$1.7 billion after no one won the top prize in the September 3...