Category: 2. World

  • Malaysia officials recover more bodies from capsized migrant boat

    Malaysia officials recover more bodies from capsized migrant boat

    At least 21 people are now known to have died after a boat carrying undocumented migrants sank near the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi, near the border with Thailand.

    Search and rescue operations have entered their third day. Thirteen people…

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  • US ‘pretty close’ to fair trade deal with India, says Trump

    US ‘pretty close’ to fair trade deal with India, says Trump

    The United States government is “pretty close” to reaching a fair trade deal with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower the tariffs imposed on New Delhi “at some point”, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on…

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  • UN says Israeli impediments continue to block Gaza aid access

    UN says Israeli impediments continue to block Gaza aid access

    The UN said Monday that Israeli restrictions continue to block the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, a month after the ceasefire took effect.

    Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson…

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  • Zohran Mamdani’s writer on crafting a historic victory speech: ‘In New York, inspiration is everywhere’ | Zohran Mamdani

    Zohran Mamdani’s writer on crafting a historic victory speech: ‘In New York, inspiration is everywhere’ | Zohran Mamdani

    In his victory speech after winning the New York mayoral election last week, Zohran Mamdani came out swinging.

    The speech included, among other dramatic flourishes, a reference to the socialist titan Eugene Debs, shoutouts to the city’s…

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  • Joint statement condemning atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan (10 November 2025) – ReliefWeb

    1. Joint statement condemning atrocities and violations of international humanitarian law in Sudan (10 November 2025)  ReliefWeb
    2. Sudan medics accuse RSF of burning, burying bodies to conceal ‘genocide’  Al Jazeera
    3. Satellite images suggest evidence…

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  • New ‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns found in Australia

    New ‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns found in Australia

    Australian scientists have discovered a new native bee species with tiny horns – and given it a suitably devilish name.

    Researchers found the Megachile Lucifer while observing a rare wildflower that only grows in the Bremer Ranges in Western…

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  • What Influencers and Critics Aren’t Telling You About Antidepressants

    What Influencers and Critics Aren’t Telling You About Antidepressants

    Antidepressants may be trending, but misconceptions about the commonly prescribed medications abound.

    On social media, influencers tout them as lifestyle medications that can turn around your life. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has...


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  • Sharaa caps turnaround for Syria with Trump meeting at White House – Dawn

    1. Sharaa caps turnaround for Syria with Trump meeting at White House  Dawn
    2. Syria to join US-led coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meeting  BBC
    3. Trump hosts Syria’s al-Sharaa at White House as US extends sanctions relief  Al Jazeera
    4. Syria’s…

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  • Sharaa caps turnaround for Syria with Trump meeting at White House – Dawn

    1. Sharaa caps turnaround for Syria with Trump meeting at White House  Dawn
    2. Syria joins alliance against IS after White House talks  Dawn
    3. Syria to join US-led coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meeting  BBC
    4. Syria’s jihadist-turned-president…

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  • When rivers swallow land: Bangladesh’s endless battle with erosion – Dawn

    1. When rivers swallow land: Bangladesh’s endless battle with erosion  Dawn
    2. A drone view of Moshaler Char island gradually vanishing into the Brahmaputra River because of erosion, in Kurigram  Reuters Connect
    3. Bangladesh’s riverbank communities…

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