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Rescuers search for survivors after more than 12 killed in Pakistan mall fire – video
More than a dozen people died and more than 60 are missing after a fire ravaged through the Gul Plaza mall in …
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Rescuers search for survivors after more than 12 killed in Pakistan mall fire – video
More than a dozen people died and more than 60 are missing after a fire ravaged through the Gul Plaza mall in …
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
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The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’ – podcast
Still largely viewed as a peaceful philosophy, across much of south-east Asia, the religion has been weaponise…
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Justice for Jeyasre: how a brutal murder led to a better deal for garment workers in India
After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at…
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Search for single-tusked elephant after 22 killed in India rampage
Eastern region on high alert as authorities try to track animal tearing through villages in Jharkand after app…
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State of Statelessness review – Dalai Lama presides over intimate dramas about Tibetans’ life of exile
Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation …
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Russia working to circumvent sanctions to ensure India oil imports continue
Delhi is world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle EastRuss…
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Sikh activist in UK told to increase security over Hindu nationalist threats
Police ask Paramjeet Singh Pamma to install security cameras and reinforce door locks at his homePolice have a…
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‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court
Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocid…
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Afghan women in the UK: amplifying their voice – a photo essay
Over four years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Claudia Janke’s photographic s…
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The Guardian view on India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt | Editorial
A globally unique programme allowed the poor to demand – and get – jobs, empowering rural women. Narendra Modi…
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Myanmar junta holds second phase of election widely decried as a ‘sham exercise’
UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful oppositio…
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Indian police raid home of environmental activists over anti-fossil fuel campaign
Satat Sampada founders Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Awasthi say allegations are ‘baseless, biased and misleading’Po…
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Women behind the lens: six of our most striking images from 2025
A few of our favourite photographs taken by women from the global south and capturing moments of everyday life…