Thailand’s disbanded opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
Move Forward Party has been renamed the People's Party, the largest in parliament, and has promised to advance reforms.
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‘Never say goodbye’: Can AI bring the dead back to life?
AI is increasingly creating resurrections of the dead amid a debate around how much it helps or hurts users.
DR Congo military court sentences 26 armed group members to death
The Congolese government in March had lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that was in place since 2003.
President Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela for 10 days
Row with social media platform owner Elon Musk escalates after Maduro was declared the winner of last month's election.
Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
Indian exports, small businesses hit by Bangladesh unrest
Bilateral trade relations between India and Bangladesh have been drastically affected due to the current violence.
Russian users report mass YouTube outage amid growing official criticism
Russian internet monitoring service said there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia.
Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says
Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow.
Socialist Salvador Illa elected leader of Spain’s Catalonia
Illa's confirmation by Catalan parliament ends a decade of separatist regional rule in northeastern Spanish region.
Israel’s Netanyahu calls occupied West Bank ‘part of our homeland’
In interview with TIME Magazine, Israeli leader defends Gaza war and reiterates opposition to Palestinian sovereignty.
What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada?
Experts warn that attacking the Sinaloa cartel’s leaders could lead to violence, not to mention tense foreign relations.
US court orders FTX to pay $12.7bn to customers
The repayment order implements a settlement between the CFTC and the bankrupt crypto exchange.
‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis
India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.
Police fire tear gas at protesters as new Kenya cabinet is sworn in
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi.
Mali’s spat with Kyiv: Is the Russia-Ukraine war spilling over into Africa?
Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner troops.
Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh’s interim government
Nobel Peace laureate says he will perform his duties as interim leader 'sincerely' after Sheikh Hasina's resignation.
Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich over call to starve Gaza
Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying starving Palestinians may be 'moral'.
Kenya police fire tear gas on antigovernment demonstrators in Nairobi
'Nane Nane' march, meaning 'eight eight' in reference to the date, follows weeks of deadly protests.
Can Kamala Harris help Democrats regain lost Black votes?
Some Black voters have drifted away from the Democrats in recent years, but will Harris be able to pull them back?
Israel revokes diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys
Norway’s foreign minister blasts 'extreme act', saying it will affect the country’s ability to help Palestinian people.