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- Colonialism, India, King Charles III, Monarchy, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news, Zohran Mamdani
‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate
Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old woundsIt may not be t…
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Blast at fireworks factory in central China kills at least 26 people – video report
At least 26 people were killed and 61 injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the city of Changsha, …
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Explosion at fireworks factory in China kills at least 26
Other fireworks manufacturers in Liuyang, in central Hunan province, ordered to halt production after deadly b…
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Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time
Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscapeNarend…
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‘We wanted a taste of what they had’: the Beijing restaurant dining out on Starmer visit
In and Out has been fully booked since PM ate there, with patrons able to choose from special menu based on hi…
- Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Strait of Hormuz, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US-Israel war on Iran, World news
Iran offers new peace proposal to US but Trump ‘not satisfied’
Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet …
- Bangladesh, Global development, Global health, Maternal health, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp
As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously fa…
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French teenager charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, accused of mischief and public nuisance over alleged stunt in mall A Frenc…
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Raghu Rai’s masterful images of Indian life – in pictures
Recruited to Magnum Photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1977, the veteran photographer, who has died aged 83, m…
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Shock in India after man takes remains of his sister to bank to prove her death
Jitu Munda says he was refused access to money in case highlighting ‘lack of humanity’ in Indian bureaucracyTh…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Freedom of speech, Germany, Hong Kong, Human rights, Jimmy Lai, Law, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed …
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Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court
Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Austr…
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Kim praises North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to evade Ukraine capture
Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Aid, Bangladesh, Dubai, Food security, Global development, Global health, Humanitarian response, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Somalia, South and Central Asia, Strait of Hormuz, Sudan, US-Israel war on Iran, World news, Yemen
Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of peop…
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Indian billionaire’s son offers to house Pablo Escobar’s hippos at his private zoo
Anant Ambani revives offer to transport 80 animals, all descendants of Colombian drug kingpin’s pets, to India…