A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said. The earthquake struck just before midnight, shaking buildings from Kabul to neighbouring Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Near the epicentre in the east of the country, “610 […]
Read MoreA gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said Monday, as the manhunt entered its seventh day. Heavily armed suspect Dezi Freeman, 56, fled into the bush last week after opening fire on a team of police officers at his home […]
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President Donald Trump’s drive to retain control of the US Congress by rewriting the Texas electoral map is playing out in part in a largely Latino, low-income patch of Houston that smells of chemical plants and oil refineries. It’s called Manchester Park and, for decades, it has been part of District 29, which was firmly […]
Read MoreAlthough Argentina has been underrepresented at recent international festivals due to government cuts to the sector, five Argentine films are on show at the Venice Film Festival, including Lucrecia Martel’s documentary “Nuestra Tierra” (Our Land). Since President Javier Milei came to power in December 2023, his austerity measures have had a major impact on the […]
Read MoreCSU-Chef Markus Söder hat seine Forderung nach tiefgreifenden Reformen und Einschnitten im Sozialbereich bekräftigt. “Es braucht harte Reformen”, sagte der bayerische Ministerpräsident der “Augsburger Allgemeinen” (Montagsausgabe). “Nur so bleiben wir leistungsfähig und können weiterhin denjenigen helfen, die wirklich Hilfe benötigen.””Die Kosten explodieren nicht nur bei der Migration, sondern im gesamten sozialen Bereich”, warnte Söder. Das […]
Read MoreAustralian police arrested a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney. New South Wales Police said they were called to the Russian consulate after reports that an unauthorised vehicle was parked in the driveway. Officers attempted to speak to the driver, who then allegedly “drove […]
Read MoreIndonesian authorities ramped up security Monday after six people were killed in unrest over lavish perks for lawmakers that escalated into violent anger against the nation’s police force. The deadly protests, which began last week over MP housing allowances nearly 10 times the minimum wage in the capital Jakarta, have forced President Prabowo Subianto to […]
Read MoreChina’s President Xi Jinping blasted “bullying behaviour” in the world order as he gathered Eurasian leaders Monday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, is touted as a non-Western style of collaboration […]
Read MoreBollywood, famed for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and vast production crews, now finds itself confronting a new kind of spectacle: artificial intelligence. From altering iconic endings to generating entire films, AI is shaking up India’s multibillion-dollar film industry, raising alarm for some, excitement for others. The debate first erupted when producers re-released the 2013 hit […]
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