What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China?
Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China has given or lent pandas to other countries, but now many are headed back home.
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A new kind of 3D-printed carrot, in the words of its Qatar-based inventors
Qatari students aim to make 'food accessible to people all over the world' with their 3D printer.
Photos: Shoppers run after Siam Paragon mall shooting in Thailand’s Bangkok
Chaos erupts after gunfire is heard in the late afternoon approaching peak shopping hours at the Siam Paragon mall.
Who is the Wagner Group officer Putin asked to form ‘volunteer battalions’?
And what could be next for the Russian mercenary group in Ukraine, after Yevgeny Prigozhin's death?
Photos: Lampedusa marks 10-year anniversary of tragic shipwrecks
Italian islanders and survivors of two deadly shipwrecks remember the disasters and call for change.
What’s Paris doing to solve the bedbug crisis ahead of 2024 Olympic games?
The rise in bedbugs in Paris is linked to increasing travellers and insecticide resistance.
NewsClick editor arrested in India after raids over alleged foreign funding
Website founder Prabir Purkayastha and another staff arrested after raids over allegations of receiving foreign money.
Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti
UN Security Council approves troop deployment, months after Kenya proposed sending 1,000 officers to Haiti.
Refugees who died off Italy 10 years ago remembered as new crisis flares
A decade after two tragic shipwrecks that shook Europe, Lampedusa is at the centre of a humanitarian crisis again.
Thailand’s Bangkok mall shooting: 2 dead, suspect arrested at Siam Paragon
People flee after gunfire is heard inside popular shopping complex in central Bangkok.
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier win Nobel Prize for physics
The top award in physics goes to three scientists for 'experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light'.
Niger declares mourning after dozens of soldiers killed in attack near Mali
The government declares three days of national mourning following the attack by suspected armed groups near Mali border.
Turkey detains 90 people over suspected PKK links after Ankara bomb attack
Thousands of police officers take part in operations in dozens of provinces after blast in the capital.
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift: Report
India threatens to revoke the diplomatic immunity of diplomats told to leave if they remain after October 10.
Ankara blast: What’s Turkey’s troubled history with the PKK?
Turkey has pointed finger of blame at PKK, which has been waging an armed rebellion against Ankara for decades.
Latest Israeli air attack on Syria injures two soldiers: State media
Syrian state news agency reported that two injured and material damage sustained in air raid by Israeli forces.
Ukraine to build first underground school to protect from Russian air raids
The school planned for Kharkiv will allow students to study in a classroom 'even during missile threats', mayor says.
Republican Matt Gaetz files motion to oust US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Hardline Florida congressman says speaker no longer has his support after pushing through stopgap spending measure.
Deaths of 120 Amazon dolphins linked to severe drought, high temperatures
Amazon River's pink, grey dolphins are a threatened species and among the few freshwater dolphins found in the world.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 587
As the war enters its 587th day, these are the main developments.