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Russia holds regional polls in shadow of Navalny’s poisoning
Russians on Sunday voted in regional elections overshadowed by the poisoning of the main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had urged supporters ...At least 50 feared dead in DR Congo mine collapse
About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local ...Crowds rally in New Zealand’s Auckland against coronavirus lockdown
Large crowds of people rallied in Auckland on Saturday against the government’s social distancing restrictions imposed on the country’s largest city after ...Peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban open in Qatar
Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government opened in Qatar on Saturday, marking what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...UN urges end to attacks on schools, especially in Africa
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday urged warring parties in all conflicts to immediately stop attacking schools and teachers and reaffirmed Secretary-General ...India, China agree to disengage thousands of border troops
The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed that their troops should disengage from a tense border standoff, maintain proper distance and ...Greece races to shelter thousands after Lesbos migrant camp fire
Thousands of asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos languished on roadsides on Thursday, homeless and hungry after the country’s largest ...Israel’s Netanyahu pressed to sign conflict-of-interest deal
With Israel’s prime minister lashing out at him nearly every day, the country’s attorney general is pressing Benjamin Netanyahu to sign a ...World wildlife plummets more than two-thirds in 50 years
Global animal, bird and fish populations have plummeted more than two-thirds in less than 50 years due to rampant over-consumption, experts said ...US revokes visas for 1,000 Chinese under Trump order
The United States has revoked visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers under an order by President Donald Trump that ...














