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Critics slam Mexico’s gentrification protests as xenophobic. Activists say they’re fighting for their human rights

EU’s von der Leyen survives parliament confidence vote brought by far-right

A piece of the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree is going on display – and you can hug it

Universities threatened with funding cuts under proposed plan to tackle antisemitism in Australia

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‘We have to keep growing:’ Mother of killed Israeli hostage in battle to have a grandchild with his harvested sperm

“Something can be born out of everything – if you want it to,” said Iris Haim, whose hostage son Yotam...

Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him...

Owners of pet lion arrested after it jumped a wall and attacked a woman and two children in Pakistan

The owners of a pet lion that jumped a wall and attacked a woman and two children in the Pakistani...

Eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano sends ash 11 miles high

Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11...

‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Jury finds Australian woman deliberately killed lunch guests with poisoned Beef Wellington

Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives with a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a...

Suriname parliament elects first female president

Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former...

Israel carries out first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since Israel-Iran ceasefire

Israel carried out it first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power...

Wildfires sweep through forests in drought-hit Syrian coast in major test for new government

Massive wildfires have torn through Syria’s coastal mountain region of Jabal Turkman since Thursday, destroying thousands of hectares of forest...

Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly...

Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile