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Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Authorities in Gaza allege that Israeli forces have removed organs from Palestinians killed during the war, reviving long-standing accusations of organ trafficking linked to Israeli institutions.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:The monopoly operator of the Channel Tunnel connecting the UK to the continent Eurostar has ordered 30 French-made "Celestia" trains, with an option for 20 more. The expansion comes as rival firms eye use of the line.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centered not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behavior of the government. How did this come to happen? The two men โ former parliamentary [โฆ] The post UK in swirl over odd dismissal of China spy charges appeared first on Asia...
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus and Mzia Amaghlobeli of Georgia have won this year's Sakharov Prize for "speaking out against injustice." Both reporters have been jailed in their native countries.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Technology and data systems have the potential to transform nonprofit service delivery, but only if nonprofits carefully own, manage, and control its use.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Technology and data systems have the potential to transform nonprofit service delivery, but only if nonprofits carefully own, manage, and control its use.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image (From left to right): President of the European Council Antonio Costa, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen attend the EU-Central Asia summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 3, 2025. 2025 Uzbekistan Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (Brussels, October 22, 2025) โUzbekistanโs President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a...
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:[GroundUp] Two senior office-bearers of Women and Law are accused of misappropriating R5.6-million in donor funds
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Two buses have crashed head-on in northern Uganda, leaving at least 46 people dead and others injured. The collision occurred just after midnight on one of the countryโs busiest roads.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Few Syrian refugees in Jordan are returning to their home country, said Jordan's interior minister, Mazin Abdellah Hilal Al Farrayeh, as Damascus grapples with a security vacuum and lack of investment.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:As Europe punishes its poorest citizens, the far-right finds fertile ground to flourish, warns Olivier De Schutter, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. And this pro-welfare stance is paying off. Far-right parties in Sweden and Austria have seen their ratings rise as they promise more state spending on citizens.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Syria has held some of the world's most successful fundraisers, raising as much as $500 million all up. But critics are now asking how the campaigns are run, where the money's coming from and what it's being used for.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, Oct. 22 -- President of the Republic Kais Saied had a meeting with Prime Minister Sarra Zaรขfrani Zenzri, on Tuesday, at Carthage Palace.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:In eight months the 2026 World Cup will make history as the biggest single sporting event - but not everyone is celebrating.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Methane is short-lived but its planet-heating effects are much stronger than CO2. A new report says action on cutting the gas is too slow. Where does it come from, and what can we do to stop it polluting the atmosphere?
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Methane is short-lived but its planet-heating effects are much stronger than CO2. A new report says action on cutting the gas is too slow. Where does it come from, and what can we do to stop it polluting the atmosphere?
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:SATIPO, PeruโDry leaves rustled beneath the hem of her terracotta-tinted dress as Micaela Huaman Fernandez knelt on the forest floor. Leaning in toward the base of a moss-covered palo santo tree, she pointed to a flicker of tiny golden insects fluttering in and out of view. โShinkenka,โ she murmured softly, watching them vanish through a [โฆ]
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Investors will focus on Japan's new government and key export data out of Tokyo.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:DALLASโTexas has more solar power than anywhere else in the U.S. But thereโs plenty of opposition to the energy resource thatโs credited with helping avoid the risk of summer blackouts this year. Chief among these criticisms is the issue of land. More often than not, roofs and lots end up often being finite spaces. For [โฆ]
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Atlas, OpenAI's new ChatGPT-powered browser, launched on Tuesday looking to "rethink what a browser can be about" and challenge the hegemony of Google Chrome. But how accurate are AI browsers?
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi unit plans to begin tests in Switzerland this year, with the aim of launching a public-facing service by the first quarter of 2027.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Just 28% of countries have met a UN call to submit new plans on addressing... The post Analysis: Just 28% of countries have released nature pledges a year after UN deadline appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:When students sense unity, they feel safer, more grounded, and more willing to take the risks that real learning requires.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:The Israeli military says 20 living hostages have been released by Hamas and have returned to Israel.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Protesters have rallied in Berlin after the chancellor seemed to use women as a pretext for harsh migration policy. The reservists' association head says he thinks conscription will ultimately be necessary. DW has more.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Soldiers stand guard in Oddar Meanchey as civilians make the best of things after being evacuated to displacement camps during the border fighting in July.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:The U.K.'s annual inflation rate was unchanged in September, coming in at 3.8% for the third month in a row.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:This blog is now closedโPrime ministerโs choiceโ: Sussan Ley walks back call for Kevin Rudd to be sacked as US ambassadorGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled...
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Private briefings confirm how Labor intends to deal with some contentious elements of rewritten Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ActGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has confirmed the climate impact of fossil fuel projects still wonโt be considered before they are approved under a revamp of federal nature laws, with the Greens labelling the governmentโs plan โworse...
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Armed guards and special buses are increasingly used to coax terrified farmers back into growing food.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:Apple and other Western brands are still trying hard to reach Chinese shoppers as the Singles Day promotional period gets under way.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:NEW YORK โ As Wall Streetโs blockbuster rally shows signs of fatigue and gold loses some luster, many are connecting the dots to events 11,000 kilometers away. Chinaโs slowdown is garnering lots of attention in Manhattan boardrooms and trading pits. While Asiaโs biggest economy isnโt stumbling, its 4.8% growth rate in the third quarter, the [โฆ] The post Chinaโs flaring struggles reignite heated US rate debate appeared...
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Renowned gospel musician Reuben Kigame and the Kenya Human Rights Commission have filed a petition seeking the High Court to nullify the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024.
Published on: October 22, 2025 | Source:[Nile Post] At least 63 people have died and several others sustained serious injuries in a devastating road accident involving four vehicles on the Kampala-Gulu Highway early Wednesday morning.
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