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Pakistan wants undocumented migrants to leave by November 1 or get deported
Government's planned crackdown makes the future of an estimated 1.7 million Afghans in Pakistan uncertain.
Twelve infants among 24 dead in a day at hospital in India’s Maharashtra
Deaths spark political storm, with the opposition accusing the state government and hospital authorities of negligence.
At least 18 killed in blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria: Report
The blaze occurred when a home-made refinery ignited a nearby oil reservoir, leaving victims severely burned.
Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleads not guilty to federal firearms charges
US president's son has become a favourite subject of criticism for Republican lawmakers and conservative media figures.
Timeline: Fraying India-Canada relations over Sikh separatist’s killing
Tensions rise after Trudeau announces 'credible allegations' that India agents were linked to Canadian citizen's murder.
Armenia to join International Criminal Court; ‘wrong’ decision, says Russia
Armenia parliament ratifies ICC's founding statute, subjecting itself to court's jurisdiction and vexing Russia.
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.
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.