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Fifteen security officials died in a militant attack in northwest Pakistan The impact of the explosion led to the collapse of the roofs of several houses in the vicinity. The police post building was also razed to the ground, and several security personnel were buried under the rubble.
Manivannan, a non-binary Indian migrant, was “As a queer Tamil immigrant, I am standing to be an MSP to bring a politics of care and compassion to Holyrood, to fight for the radical change our working-class and marginalised communities need," says Manivannan in his poll pitch for the Scottish Greens.
A fictional film depicts Brazil in 2025 following a successful rightwing coup. The plot shows the assassination of the president and the closure of congress. The new government then cedes control of the Amazon rainforest to the United States. The film highlights threats to Indigenous peoples.
Argentina is under scrutiny for hantavirus after authorities began tracing passengers from a Thirty years after first person-to-person transmission was documented in Patagonia, scientists say global heating could increase world’s exposureAn outbreak in rural communities 30 years ago in the Patagonia area of Argentina led scientists, for the first time, to document person-to-person transmission of hantavirus, which until then had been known only to spread through contact with rodents. Nearl.
Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video explaining a dispute between the South African and Rwandan presidents. She detailed the roles of various South African groups in a conflict. Jaxa's content focuses on current affairs for a South African audience. Africa is leading a change in news consumption habits – and transforming the lives of current affairs enthusiastsLast year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Guardian reporter Mohamed Bulbul was detained and beaten by Somali police in Mogadishu. He was arrested with two colleagues, Abdihafid Nor Barre and Abdishakur Mohamed Moh. The arrests followed Bulbul's reporting for the Guardian on the alleged torture of a woman in prison.
The US Department of Energy announced 13. US energy department says 13.5kg of uranium taken from reactor in Caracas – a fraction of the 408kg held by TehranDonald Trump has succeeded in removing a country’s stash of highly enriched uranium – although that country is not Iran. On Friday, the US Department of Energy announced that “thanks to President Trump’s decisive leadership” 13.5kg (about 30 pounds) of uranium had been removed from a le.
Funding cuts threaten humanitarian operations in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.
Guy Goma appeared live on BBC News 20 years ago this NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Guy Goma who thought he was being interviewed for an IT job at the BBC but instead found himself live on air. His interview 20 years ago became a viral sensation.
Spain allowed the MV Hondius cruise ship to dock after three people British guide Martin Anstee among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary IslandsExplainer: What is hantavirus? Three people with suspected hantavirus have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship. They include a British man who was an expedition guide onboard the ship, the MV Hondius.
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