Syrian man found dead on Polish-Belarusian border
Documents found on the body indicated he was a 24-year-old Syrian man, the latest in string of fatalities at the border.
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HRW urges Kuwait to overturn transgender woman’s conviction
Maha al-Mutairi has been sentenced to two years in prison for 'imitating the opposite sex' online.
Shock, disbelief, panic: Living under the Texas abortion ban
New law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy fuels desperate scramble to find and provide abortion services.
Italy: Fresh pandemic woes for those jabbed with ‘wrong’ vaccines
People who accepted non-EU approved shots, such as Sputnik or Sinopharm, are being shut out from public life.
Turkish lira falls out of favour with local investors again
The lira fell as much as 1.1 percent to a fresh all-time low of 9.1883 per dollar on Thursday.
Turkey: Erdogan central bank firing clears way for more rate cuts
Two of the officials let go had opposed the last interest rate cut which sent the lira to a new all-time low.
Infographic: Palestine’s olive industry
Palestinian farmers face attacks by Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest season.
‘A living hell’: Churches, clergy targeted by Myanmar military
Rights groups say Christians, a minority in the mainly Buddhist country, are getting caught in the crossfire.
Alarm, disbelief as Duterte’s ex-drug enforcer runs for president
Rights groups warn Ronald dela Rosa's bid to lead the Philippines could signal a 'doubling down' in deadly drug war.
UN urges independent probe into death of ex-Venezuelan minister
Venezuela's government says Raul Baduel, who served as defence minister under Hugo Chavez, died due to the coronavirus.
US top court weighs Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
US Supreme Court hears arguments in case on death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
US does not support normalising ties with Syria, Blinken says
Antony Blinken said the US position will not change until there is 'irreversible progress towards a political solution'.
US emerges as biggest Bitcoin miner after China crypto crackdown
China was the biggest miner of Bitcoin until authorities there effectively banned the practice.
Palestine olive harvest: Campaign begins to help farmers
A 10-day campaign has been launched to help and protect farmers in 'high-risk' areas close to settlers.
Several people killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway
Two others have been injured in the attacks by a man in the southeast Norwegian town of Kongsberg, local police say.
Nations nowhere close to halting ‘catastrophic’ climate change
New report shows current pledges to cut greenhouse gasses will not prevent global warming to extremely dangerous levels.
Energy crunch: Heating US homes set to break the bank this winter
US heating bills are set to soar this winter, as prices for natural gas, heating oil and propane soar.
EU offers to ease Northern Ireland border checks amid Brexit row
Proposal comes after the UK said the current policy on Northern Ireland - known as the protocol - should be ripped up.
Israel ‘reserves the right’ to act against Iran: Yair Lapid
Speaking alongside Israeli FM, Antony Blinken says US will look at every option to address Iran's nuclear programme.
WHO says approval for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine ‘still on hold’
Russia's Sputnik-V COVID vaccine on hold pending missing data and legal procedures, UN body says.