India’s Congress says $25m frozen by tax department ahead of election
Main opposition party says bank accounts frozen just weeks before the expected announcement of the general election.
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Paul McCartney reunited with missing Hofner bass after more than 50 years
Former Beatles member says 'incredibly grateful to all those involved' after search to find instrument stolen in 1972.
Why Israel’s impending Rafah offensive is testing ties with Egypt
Egypt fears Israel won't allow Palestinians back in Gaza while a refugee exodus will burden its ailing economy.
Senegal’s top court reverses Sall’s election delay bid
The delay threw Senegal, usually seen as one of the most stable West African countries, into political turmoil.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 133
Israeli forces storm Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, with hundreds of staff, patients trapped under heavy fire.
Mystery groundwater upsurge floods homes in Libyan coastal town
Stagnant water has flooded homes and palm groves around Zliten, spreading a foul odour and creating mosquito swarms.
Bhutto about-turn: Behind the PPP plan to back Pakistan’s new government
What is the party’s reasoning behind joining a coalition with its longtime rivals without cabinet positions?
Greece first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex marriage
Parliament votes 176-76 to pass the bill which also allows same-sex couples to legally adopt children.
Ban on India’s electoral bonds: How will it affect 2024 election?
While transparency advocates and opposition leaders say ban is a big win for democracy, Modi's BJP remains confident.
US says Russia developing ‘troubling’ space-based anti-satellite weapon
White House says weapon is not yet operational and poses no immediate threat but puts astronauts at risk.
FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens’ ties to Ukrainian firm
Alexander Smirnov charged over claims Joe and Hunter Biden received bribes from Kyiv-based Burisma.
Who is Prabowo Subianto, the man likely to be Indonesia’s next president?
A general once feared across Indonesia and banned from the United States, has reinvented himself as a cute grandpa.
‘Out of this world’: OpenAI’s text-to-video tool Sora sets internet alight
Microsoft-backed startup stuns social media with hyper-realistic videos created using text prompts.
Thailand sees Chinese tourism soar as visa requirement dropped
Less bureaucracy and more flights are luring Chinese visitors back to Thailand in a boost to the tourism industry.
Venezuela orders suspension of UN rights office, gives staff days to leave
Earlier this week the UN agency expressed 'concern' over the detention of prominent rights activist, Rocio San Miguel.
‘Catastrophic situation’ at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital amid Israeli raid
Patients, staff, displaced families face 'harsh conditions' in besieged medical facility, the largest in southern Gaza.
Norway court says mass killer Breivik’s prison isolation not ‘inhumane’
Serving a prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, Breivik has access to a kitchen, fitness room and TV with Xbox.
Donald Trump to stand trial in criminal hush money case next month
Former US president is charged with falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to adult performer.
Nearly 75% of journalists killed in 2023 died in Israel’s war on Gaza: CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists says of the 99 journalists killed globally last year, 72 were Palestinians.
Hezbollah warns Israel will ‘pay price’ after fighters, civilians killed
At least 10 civilians and three Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli air attacks in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.