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Riga, Latvia – Thick black smoke billowed across Skonto Stadium as fans of the Israeli football team, Beitar Jerusalem, defied UEFA rules, setting off several rounds of pyrotechnics. With only…

Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. Kyiv, Ukraine – Artem* is determined to never join Ukraine’s armed forces. “If I ever fight, I won’t fight…

The announcement marks the latest restriction imposed by the Trump administration on travellers from Africa. The United States has announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of…

France’s most devastating wildfire in decades remains active despite being brought under control, officials announced, as firefighting efforts continue with hundreds of personnel. The massive blaze in Aude has scorched…

Beijing warns Manila to stop ‘playing with fire’ after Marcos signals potential Taiwan conflict involvement. China has sharply criticised Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr after he suggested his country would…

The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases of chikungunya top 8,000. Taiwan has reported its first confirmed case of chikungunya fever, imported from…

It is 2am in the obstetrics and gynaecology emergency department of Assahaba Medical Complex in Gaza City. Through the open windows, I can hear the never-ending hum of drones in…

New Delhi, India – What if Michael had died instead of Sonny in The Godfather? Or if Rose had shared the debris plank, and Jack hadn’t been left to freeze…