A teacher’s slap, student’s death revive India’s corporal punishment debate
Teja's death raises question India has not fully answered: why more than a decade after ban is hitting children routine?
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ICC chief urges Japan to counter US pressure on the court
Washington escalated its campaign against the ICC last week by sanctioning its president and a senior trial lawyer.
Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived back in UK, say reports
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Channel 5 drama to examine how Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband stole SNP funds
To Nicola, Love Peter will focus on couple’s relationship during 12-year period of embezzlement and fallout of case Channel 5 is reuniting with the producers of Power: the Downfall of Huw Edwards for a drama about how Nicola Sturgeon’s former husband embezzled £400,000 from the Scottish National party and the impact it had on her reputation. To Nicola, Love Peter will examine the couple’s relationship over the…
Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday
An inquest into the sudden death earlier this month of Jason Arday, a university professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations, has opened in London
CCTV captures terrifying mudslide engulfing Nepal-China border
CCTV footage shows people fleeing seconds before a massive mudslide engulfs a crossing on the Nepal-China border.
Murder investigation launched after two die in Middlesbrough house fire
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Dead whale washes ashore on beach in Mexico
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Why India is sharing missile secrets with its private sector
New policy allows India’s private sector to produce advanced weaponry, supporting its goal of military self-sufficiency.
Too hot to incubate: Nile crocodiles hatch on their own in French reserve
France's heatwaves have produced an unusual outcome at a wildlife park, where 10 Nile crocodiles hatched without human assistance for the first time, the director of the reserve said on Wednesday.
Mawlid festivities cancelled in Ethiopia's Tigray region over fears of drone strikes
In Ethiopia, festivities marking Mawlid, the Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed, have been cancelled at the last minute over fears of drone strikes. The cancellation comes just days after another major Tigrayan festival, Ashenda, was also called off at the last minute for the same reason. Drone strikes hit northern Ethiopia in recent days, as tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation…
US proposes expanding UN Sudan arms embargo to entire country
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A wall of water swept down a Himalayan river valley shared between Nepal and the Chinese territory of Tibet.
At least eight dead in Nepal after avalanche
At least eight people have died in Nepal after an avalanche sparked flash flooding, officials say, as hundreds are feared to be missing.
China’s Xi to visit Kyrgyzstan, Egypt
The Chinese president will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek, before travelling to Egypt.
One million Afghan children suffer 'life-threatening' malnutrition
One million children in Afghanistan are suffering from life-threatening malnutrition in a worsening crisis sweeping the country, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Across Afghanistan, 3.7 million children suffer from wasting, meaning they are acutely malnourished, the UN children's agency UNICEF said. Afghanistan has endured repeated hunger emergencies in recent decades as it has struggled through civil war and…
Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law denies lying under oath to protect husband over allegedly illegal donations, Icac hears
Anita Perrottet tells an inquiry hearing that hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments to her were for ‘strategic and marketing advice’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The sister-in-law of Dominic Perrottet has rejected the suggestion she had been put in an “impossible situation” and lied under oath to cover illegal donations to her husband, an inquiry has heard. Anita Perrottet, wife…
Ebola in DRC: Authorities step up river patrols as Kinshasa fears grow
In DR Congo, the Ebola outbreak continues with at least 5,514 cases recorded, and 2,462 deaths. With fears the virus will reach the capital Kinshasa, authorities have begun stepping up patrols along the Congo River, as FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
Promise of riches: Gold rush in small Kenyan village
In the remote Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area in recent weeks. The village now looks like a bustling small town, but is lacking the infrastructure to house these arrivals, posing security challenges.
El Nino reaches century-high intensity, threatens more extreme weather in 2027
Panama on Tuesday became the latest Central American country, after Honduras and El Salvador, to declare an emergency over El Nino, which has already forced a reduction in shipping through the Panama Canal. El Nino is a weather pattern that raises surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, generating global changes in winds and rainfall as well as erratic weather conditions. It is also…
More than 40,000 heat-related deaths in England since 1988
ONS figures show rising toll of extreme weather, with officials warning this summer on track to set further records Over 40,000 more people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 than would be expected, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday. The figures do not include this summer, when England has sweltered under a succession of heatwaves and is on track to…
Ancient Lebanese Treasures Take a Journey From Modern-Day Conflict
Artifacts from Byblos have been on display in Paris in a show that highlights how modern-day conflict in the Middle East imperils the cultural heritage of the region.
France to ease strict rules on iconic cheeses as heat dries pastures
France is temporarily relaxing strict production rules for several iconic cheeses as drought and record heat leave pastures severely depleted. Producers of abondance, beaufort and comté can now use more imported fodder and grain to feed their cows, while other traditional cheeses will also receive temporary exemptions.
US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July
The number of arrests last month showed a rise of roughly 15 percent over June's count.
The epic La Tomatina food fight draws thousands to a small Spanish town
Thousands have descended on a small Spanish town for the annual La Tomatina food fight
Thousands in Japan are pulling this historic castle back into place
Thousands in Japan are pulling this historic castle back into place
Raheem Sterling charged with dangerous driving and nitrous oxide possession
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Trump’s Korean gambit exposes a shifting East Asian order
Growing doubts about the US security umbrella are forcing new strategic calculations across the region.
Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW
About 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters were taken from an oyster farm on state’s mid-north coast earlier this year, police say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Police are on the hunt for a seafood swindler after 400,000 oysters were allegedly stolen from a farm at a river on the New South Wales mid-north coast. About 320 bags of juvenile oysters, worth an estimated $350,000, were taken…
Brighton & Hove Albion sign Algerian left-back Jaouen Hadjam
The 23-year-old joins from Swiss champions Young Boys on a five-year deal, making him the third Algerian in the league.
US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Colorado
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed after an unplanned landing in Colorado.
Trump scores much-needed double primary victory in South Carolina, Oklahoma
US President Donald Trump scored two badly needed victories Tuesday as his preferred candidates in South Carolina and Oklahoma won the Republican runoffs. The sweep interrupts a bruising run for Trump, whose endorsed candidates had lost 10 Republican contests this cycle, including six in the previous two weeks, as his own approval ratings fell sharply.
Man United’s Fernandes, City’s Shaw named PFA Players of the Year
Fernandes rewarded for an outstanding season with a record number of assists in the league; Shaw builds on league win and Golden Boot.
Britons to face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October
Households in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support Millions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s price cap to rise for a second time in three months. Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new energy price cap, months after…
Typhoon Saudel heads west after pounding Japan's remote islands, injuring 2
A powerful typhoon is heading west over the East China Sea after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides
Fireworks factory goes up in smoke in Mexico
Two explosions have hit a fireworks facility in Tultepec, Mexico, sending a spectacular mix of flames and explosions
Teenage girl allegedly raped in ‘heinous’ attack at Queensland residential care home
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Two years in limbo: the residents still paying mortgages on flats destroyed in east London fire
Spectrum Building leaseholders awaiting payouts after freeholder, Arinium, went bankrupt shortly after 2024 blaze Sarah Williams vividly remembers the night in 2016 when she camped overnight in a car park to put down a deposit on a flat in the newly completed Spectrum Building in Dagenham, east London. “People started queuing for those flats 24 hours before they went on sale,” she said. “It was basically the only…
National lottery faces questions over new boss’s record in gambling industry
MPs tell regulator they are ‘deeply concerned’ over interim CEO Phil Walker’s roles at William Hill and Game Nation The national lottery is facing questions over its new boss’s record in the gambling industry, including a lucrative role in the 24-hour slot machine sector singled out by the prime minister as a blight on British high streets. Allwyn UK, which holds a licence to run the Lottery until 2034, said last…
Confronting South Korea’s Violent Past and Its Echoes Today
The National Museum of Korean Democracy, which opened last year, documents an era of brutal suppression. But that dark history has resurfaced in troubling ways.