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Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests
Bulgaria's government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after an evening demonstration drew tens of thousands of peaceful participants but was later marred by clashes between a much smaller group of masked men and police.
Israel says it receives 'findings' handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza
Israel on Tuesday said it had received "findings" handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national.
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium in eastern city
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday, putting to death a man who the country's Supreme Court said had killed 13 members of a family, including several children, earlier this year.
Guinea-Bissau electoral commission unable to finalize results after armed men steal vote tally
Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission said Tuesday that it's unable to finalize results of a disputed presidential vote after armed men broke into its office and stole vote tally sheets the same day the military seized power.
UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog
The British government has announced changes to the right to trial by jury to address a backlog in the justice system
Haiti's transitional government adopts key law to hold a general election for first time since 2016
Haiti's transitional presidential council has backed an electoral law in the latest step toward holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade.
‘We have to rebuild from scratch’: Sri Lankans relive the devastation of Cyclone Ditwah
Many uncertain about the future after losing everything in the country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsWhen the rains began, Layani Rasika Niroshani was not worried. The 36-year-old mother of two was used to the heavy monsoon showers that drench Sri Lanka’s hilly central region of Badulla every year. But as it kept pounding down without stopping, the family started to feel jittery.Some relocated to a relative’s house, but her brother and his wife decided to stay behind to collect the valuables. As they were inside, a landslide hit the family home. Continue reading...
Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak
Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began
More than 1,200 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Emergency crews are racing to reach survivors and recover bodies after catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia
Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks
Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers
Pope prays at site of 2020 port explosion, consoles relatives of victims
Pope Leo XIV has prayed at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, urging justice for the 218 victims
Germany sends a Libyan man suspected of war crimes to the ICC to face justice
Germany has sent a Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court
