“Poverty and desperation” led to the deaths of at least 50 migrants abandoned in a Texas lorry, Mexico’s president has said. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed trafficking and “a lack of control”
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The Taliban is trying to establish its control over Afghanistan’s institutions, but there is a big grey area. Most of the country’s 70 or so diplomatic missions still functioning are doing so
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President Rashad al-Alimi has toured the Gulf looking for more funds for the country’s war-damaged economy. A truce between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthi rebels has helped bring a semblance
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Rohingya refugees living in squalid conditions in Bangladesh are demanding to go home to Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations to demand repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled
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Emmanuel Macron beat the far right to retain the presidency in April but, less than two months on, it is the left that is threatening his hold on power. French voters are
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Fires at a large chemical plant in the Chinese city of Shanghai have killed at least one person. They broke out around 04:00 on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday) at one of the
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One month has passed since Israeli forces killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, but accountability remains elusive. One month has passed since Israeli forces killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she
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The Russian occupation authorities in southern Ukraine say they have started handing out Russian passports to locals in two cities – Kherson and Melitopol. Ukraine condemns the creation of Russian citizens on
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Citing ‘unfulfilled expectations’, Prague considers leaving China’s 16+1 investment club for Central and Eastern Europe. Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is considering an exit from China’s 16+1 investment platform for Central
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Verbal instructions given to officials who take part in TV debates to be ‘extremely cautious’ on religious matters, reports say. Leaders of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party have instructed officials to be
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