India worried as Myanmar’s pro-democracy fighters cross border
Thousands flee the military crackdown in Myanmar to India's northeast, where officials now fear instability.
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Europe by ‘no means out of danger’ in fight against pandemic: WHO
Health agency issues caution as just 17 percent of Europeans are fully vaccinated while the Delta variant spreads.
UEFA tells Ukraine to remove ‘political’ slogan from Euros kit
Governing body says 'Glory to our Heroes' is 'clearly political in nature' after a complaint from Russia.
Argentine president apologises for ‘jungle’ comment
Alberto Fernandez has said, unlike Mexicans and Brazilians, Argentines are from Europe, sparking accusations of racism.
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur war crime suspects
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda urges Sudanese officials to transfer war crimes suspects, including ex-president, to the ICC.
China passes law to counter foreign sanctions
Experts say new law is China's latest and most wide-ranging legal tool to respond to foreign sanctions.
Amnesty raises alarm as Israel shuts Palestinian health provider
Union of Health Workers Committee closure will have 'catastrophic consequences' on Palestinian healthcare, group says.
Twelve killed in Myanmar military plane crash
Plane loses communication in bad weather, killing 12 people, including one of Myanmar military's most venerated monks.
Two years after Windrush scandal, many await compensation
Victims say gov't compensation scheme is inefficient and illogical, as calls grow for an NGO to manage the process.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian officers in ‘undercover mission’
At least three Palestinians killed, including two intelligence officers, in a predawn Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank.
Rockets hit near US troops, contractors in Iraq
There were no casualties or a claim of responsibility for the attacks near Baghdad airport and Balad airbase.
India: Several dead in Mumbai as building collapses in heavy rain
Three-storey residential building in a Mumbai slum collapses on top of another building following heavy monsoon rains.
350,000 people in famine conditions in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Report
Millions more across Tigray require urgent food and agriculture support to avert famine, analysis says.
Bangladesh to monitor TikTok after girls lured by traffickers
Surveillance begins on app users after a trafficking gang that lured girls into the sex trade in India was busted.
Child labour on the rise for the first time since 2000: UN
‘We are losing ground in the fight against child labour,’ the United Nations Children’s Fund warns.
India sees biggest spike in COVID deaths after state revises toll
World's highest single-day toll reported after Bihar revises figures to include deaths at home or private hospitals.
Myanmar targets Aung San Suu Kyi with new corruption charges
Popularly-lected leader has been detained since the military seized power and already faces a number of other charges.
Biden to tout democracy abroad as it faces threats at home
Former President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to undermine the last election threatens democracy, critics argue.
‘Watch out for the cicadas’, Biden warns ahead of Europe trip
The Brood X cicadas created havoc for the president and reporters as he left the US on his first foreign trip.
UN calls for more action to fight AIDS amid COVID setbacks
UN General Assembly backs declaration that commits members to reduce AIDS-related deaths to less than 250,000 by 2025.