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‘What if all cockroaches came together?’ The youth movement threatening to shake up India’s politics
Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing government
The call out to the youth of India was simple: “Get ready to swarm the streets of Delhi with peaceful and loving dissent.” They came in their thousands.
The weekend marked the first public protest of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP), a movement that began as an online joke, but which has swiftly grown into one of the most unexpected challenges to the indomitable power of the country’s rightwing Narendra Modi government – driven by millions of discontented and disillusioned young people.
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- Peru: Presidential election too close to call DW.com
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Xi Jinping set to meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea, as China seeks to revitalise relationship
The China-North Korea relationship has been strained by a fall in trade during the pandemic and Pyongyang’s increasing ties with Russia
Xi Jinping visits North Korea on Monday for a two-day trip, his first in nearly seven years, as China’s president looks to revitalise ties with his junior ally.
Xi is expected to meet North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang. North Korea is China’s only formal treaty ally but in recent years their relationship has been strained by a virtual freeze in trade during the Covid-19 pandemic and Pyongyang’s increasingly close relationship with Russia.
Continue reading...Tony awards 2026: full list of winners
This year’s Tony awards have already seen wins for musicals Schmigadoon! and Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys – WINNER!
‘No dead ends’: What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment
The Netherlands has one of the world's lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
Spain’s visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East
The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.
‘A World Cup for them not us’: Fans’ anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions
Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.
‘A World Cup for them not us’: Fans’ anger at US travel bans and visa restrictions
Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.
Ex-CIA official accused of stealing $40m in gold bars reportedly created fake spy program
David Rush, who was arrested in May, stole millions from US government through ‘special access program’, officials say
A former executive intelligence agent who is accused of stealing more than $40m in gold bars from the CIA reportedly created a fake spy program to siphon money, the latest on his fraudulent activity, the Washington Post first reported.
David Rush, who was a senior-level employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for 17 years, was arrested in May after FBI agents discovered Rush had taken 303 bullion bars, each about 2.2lbs, dozens of luxury watches, and more than $2m in foreign currency from his government office.
Continue reading...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory
North Korea has released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting huge munitions at a weapons factory
Friendship or leverage: Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?
Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.
‘We don’t look at the sky anymore’: The Air India crash victims who were not on the plane
A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.
Iran launches missiles at Israel in response to strikes on Beirut
Tehran official had promised ‘decisive and painful’ reply to Israeli bombing of apartment buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday in response to Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, shattering a fragile ceasefire and marking the most serious escalation since April, after 100 days of war.
A senior Iranian official has promised a “decisive and painful” response to Israel’s airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and, a few hours later, sirens sounded across northern Israel.
Continue reading...Zelensky’s close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks
The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.
Zelensky’s close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks
The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.
Iran’s attack on Israel aims to restore deterrence but avoid return to war
Iran's attack on Israel aims to restore deterrence but avoid return to war.
Italian rescuers recover 10 bodies after migrant boat capsizes off Malta
About 48 people rescued alive after vessel reportedly left Libya carrying about 60 passengers
Italian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies after a migrant boat capsized in waters off Malta, a coastguard statement said on Sunday.
The vessel, which had departed from Libya carrying about 60 people, overturned about 45 nautical miles east-south-east of Malta, the Italian coastguard said.
Continue reading...Videos show missiles launched from Iran into Israel
Iranian media has released video showing missiles being launched towards Israel.
Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59
Scolyer, who did pioneering work on immunotherapy, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023
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Prof Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, has died at the age of 59.
Scolyer’s family shared a statement the eminent pathologist and melanoma expert penned before his final stages of illness.
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