Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said his forces were “always ready” to combat external threats, as he addressed crowds gathered at Moscow’s Red Square…
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‘Blast-furnace heat every day’: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening learning gaps across Southeast Asia
When temperatures in Cambodia hit a staggering 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in April, Sek Seila, an 11-year-old student studying in…
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South Korea’s leader on Thursday said he plans to create a new government ministry to tackle the “national emergency” of the country’s infamously…
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Prisoners in Ukraine to be granted parole for military service as part of mobilization overhaul
Some Ukrainian prisoners will be able to apply for early parole and join the army under a new law aimed at boosting…
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Boeing’s historic Starliner mission now expected to launch no sooner than May 17 after valve issue
The long-awaited first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be delayed for more than a week after engineers identified an issue…
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What appears to be a ghostly hand reaching across the universe toward a defenseless spiral galaxy in a new telescope image is…
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Israeli military operations in Rafah expand from airstrikes to ground operations, satellite images show
The images, which bear a striking resemblance to the early stages of Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza last year, show the Israel…
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Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, after a…
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A London members club formed in 1831 has voted to let women join for the first time, after coming under scrutiny for…
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The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works
The “world’s largest” plant designed to suck planet-heating pollution out of the atmosphere like a giant vacuum began operating in Iceland on…