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Watch the video: Where in the EU do people most want to move away from?
Lack of affordable housing and job opportunities are among the main reasons to leave. But the local political situation also plays a part.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:
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Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement plan
The plan aims to enlarge an Israeli settlement by building thousands of new apartments in the West Bank. Critics say this would essentially split the Palestinian territory and make any two-state solution untenable.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Aid agencies criticise Gaza airdrops as unsafe and ineffective
International donors carried out new airdrops of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip, where residents continue to face acute food shortages under Israelโs blockade and ongoing military operations.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Democracy Denied: Systematic Voter Exclusion Moves Eastward to Bengal
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar has been contentious. It will be even more so in West Bengal, given the ongoing labelling of Bengali migrant workers as Bangladeshis.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US government pushes for 10% Intel stake amid US-China chip war
The Trump administration is moving to convert billions in CHIPS Act subsidies into a 10% equity stake in Intel. The first-of-its-kind deal would make Washington the companyโs largest shareholder and signal a new era of direct government ownership in Silicon Valley.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US President meets BHP and Rio Tinto chiefs over Arizona copper mine
Executives of two of the worldโs biggest mining companies, BHP and Rio Tinto, have lobbied at the White House as part of their long-running bid to develop a vast copper mine in the US.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Lagarde Urges Europe to Broaden Trade Beyond U.S.
โRecent trade deals have alleviated, but certainly not eliminated, global uncertainty,โ the ECB president said. On Wednesday, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to tighten trade ties with countries other than the United States, saying the trade deal between the European Union (EU) and the U.S. has eased but not eliminated uncertainty. [โฆ]
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:The Asia-Pacific Must Confront the Human Trafficking Crisis in Cambodiaโs Scam Compounds
Regional cooperation is essential to dismantle the transnational networks that operate these compounds and provide care and justice for victims.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:US-led coalition in Syria captures leader of so-called Islamic State group
The IS jihadist group broke away from al-Qaeda more than a decade ago and attracted supporters from around the world after it declared a so-called caliphate in 2014 in large parts of Syria and Iraq.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Protesters call for central government control of wildfires in Spain
Demonstrations continued in Castile and Leรณn against the handling of widespread wildfires, with residents demanding stronger action and greater involvement from Spainโs central government.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:ING bank probed for role in Didier Reynders money laundering case
The former EU Justice Commissioner came under investigation in December 2024.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why are Israel's football clubs playing in Serbia?
With Israeli clubs not permitted to play European matches in their country, Serbia has become a second home. But why there? And could Israel face a sporting ban in the way that Russia has?
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why are Israelโs football clubs playing in Serbia?
With Israeli clubs not permitted to play European matches in their country, Serbia has become a second home. But why there? And could Israel face a sporting ban in the way that Russia has?
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:If China and India Mend Ties, Will South Asia Finally See More Stability?
Whenever hostility between Beijing and New Delhi eases, tensions between India and Pakistan have also fallen.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:UN conference adopts Awaza Programme to boost trade and resilience in landlocked countries
In Awaza, Turkmenistan, the United Nations set a 10-year roadmap to tackle the economic, trade and infrastructure challenges facing 32 landlocked developing countries across four continents.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Renaturalisation of wetlands slows global warming and species decline
For many centuries, farmers drained swamps to gain arable land. But this contributes to climate change. The European Union wants to change this, and an EU law sets out a detailed timetable: By 2050, half of the damaged moors are expected to be "healed" - a third of them through rewetting.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Beware Americaโs AI colonialism
It is easy to see how tech can become an even greater bargaining chip in US foreign policy
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Books, literature and scholarships: Exploring education in Qatar
The annual Doha International Book Fair brings together bookworms, literary fans and cultural exchanges from all over the world. We explore how Qatarโs libraries and national reading campaigns incorporate technology and art into their strategies, and meet a few international publishers.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Sri Lanka: Police Target Families of โDisappearedโ
Click to expand Image Tamils perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members on the strip of land in Mullivaikkal where civilians were trapped in 2009 during the final weeks of the civil war in Sri Lanka, May 17, 2024. 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo (Geneva)โSri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the countryโs draconian counterterrorism law a year...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:South Korea tells tourists on holiday island Jeju to behave
The island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:France hits back after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fuelling antisemitism
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to recognise a Palestinian state.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Tanzania: Neglected Tropical Diseases Affect Millions - How Tanzania is Boldly Fighting Back
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) don't make the news often, but they affect more than 1.7 billion people worldwide. The diseases caused by parasites, bacteria, viruses, and toxins do more than just make people sick. They can lead to blindness, intense pain, and keep families trapped in a cycle of poverty. Africa bears one of the heaviest burdens, with over 600 million people...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Is India beefing up China, Russia ties amid US friction?
New Delhi has been trying to rebuild ties with Beijing, while continuing its close energy and defense partnership with Russia, amid steep US tariffs on Indian goods.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Why Chinaโs Fear of Failure Will Keep It Behind in the AI Race
A cultural stigma surrounding failure permeates classrooms, workplaces, and family life, discouraging the risk-taking necessary for true innovation.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Watch final trip for church on wheels as it moves to new home
It took two days to move the church in Sweden's Kiruna, which was at risk at risk from ground subsidence.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa: 'Rhino Baron' John Hume in Court for 964 'Fraudulent' Horn Permit Deals
[Daily Maverick] The 83-year-old former property developer, who grew up on a sheep farm in the Cape and a cattle ranch in Zimbabwe, was released on R100,000 bail after appearing in the Pretoria Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 19 August.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:The CCPโS Subnational Strategy in the US
Insights from Shannon Van Sant.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Kazakhstan breaks ground on first modern nuclear power plant
Kazakhstan has begun the first modern nuclear power plant project in Ulken, Almaty region, with Russia's Rosatom. This will boost economic growth and infrastructure.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Once Upon A Time In London: Quentin Tarantino to bring his debut play to the West End
The director of 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Kill Bill' has revealed that his next project is a theatre play that will go into production in early 2026 in London. He plans to relocated to the UK, and if the show is successful, he added that the project could become his final film.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Another UK interest rate cut this year looks increasingly unlikely
Higher inflation and geopolitical uncertainty have led markets to reprice interest rate expectations, though analysts say a November cut remains on the table.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Sudan hospitals under fire, world remembers victims of terrorism, DR Congo
In recent days, reported attacks on healthcare facilities in Sudanโs Darfur State have forced some humanitarian groups to stop providing critical cholera services as the outbreak continues to spread.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:โAfrica is poised for progressโ Guterres tells development conference in Japan
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to a conference in Japan focused on the continentโs development.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Itโs time to end physical punishment of kids once and for all, WHO says
Over half of all children under-18 worldwide continue to experience corporal punishment on an annual basis, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, โthe systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underwayโ: UN rights office
The Israeli military has escalated attacks across Gaza City, reportedly deciding to press ahead with plans to take full control which will only lead to further โmass killings of civiliansโ and displacement, UN human rights officials warned on Wednesday.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:International Criminal Court: New US sanctions โa flagrant attackโ on judicial independence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States on Wednesday against four more of its personnel in a renewed push surrounding investigations into US and Israeli officials.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source: