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Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the multibillion-dollar online scam industry that has proliferated in Southeast Asia, where so-called pig butchering schemes run out of …

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher about his recent visit to Sudan.

While the exact cause of the inferno is still unclear, footage of the fire offers some clues to how it became so deadly. Experts point to the lethal …

Kohli wins player of the series award as India win by 9 wickets and 10 overs to spare in the third ODI of the series. Virat Kohli says …

In late summer of 2022, Ukraine launched a major counteroffensive in the country’s south. On Nov. 11, that operation resulted in the liberation of the city of Kherson …

Vendors hawking food and flotation devices wait for visitors at Lido beach in Mogadishu on Nov. 10, 2025. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tony …

new video loaded: Putin Receives Warm Welcome in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India praised his relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia after the two …

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have kicked off a daylong summit in the capital of India, where trade and Western sanctions over the …

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at India’s ties with Russia, U.S.-mediated peace talks between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the last …

Rwandan backed M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Eastern DRC, May 2025. JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images KINSHASA, Democratic Republic …

new video loaded: “I Want to Find My Wife”: Indonesians Despair After Flooding Indonesians reeled from devastating floods caused by heavy rains that killed least 700 people. Similar …

Calls to abolish billionaires, or at least curb their growth, have gained traction across many capitals in the West, where extreme wealth has risen to unprecedented levels. Elon …

The Senate filibuster, in which a single senator can block a vote by holding the floor unless 60 votes are secured to end debate, has long been a …

A bitter dispute between East Asia’s biggest powers, China and Japan, has moved to the cultural front. With both sides unwilling to back down, experts say it could …

new video loaded: Hundreds Killed From Devastating Floods in Indonesia Heavy rainfall from two rare tropical cyclones brought deadly flooding and landslides to Indonesia, killing over 600 people, …

Salman Shahid travels frequently between Srinagar, and New Delhi. He runs Rise, a private coaching centre for students aspiring to join the Indian Institutes of Technology – the …

The United States is the world leader in regime change, toppling 35 foreign heads over the past 120 years, by one reckoning. It’s a record built on a …

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of Saint Maroun, in Annaya, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Domenico Stinellis/AP …

Angry crowds of Israelis have rallied outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s petition for a full pardon from corruption charges. …

The pontiff is set to meet Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and deliver a speech to authorities and diplomats later today. Pope Leo XIV has reiterated the Vatican’s insistence …

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Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrives in the Republic of Congo after first seeking refuge in Senegal following this week’s coup. Published On 29 Nov 202529 Nov 2025 Click here …

What is that old saw? Put two Israelis in a room and you get nine opinions on any given issue. This alleged truism, wrapped up in marginally amusing …

new video loaded: Cyclone Ditwah Causes Deadly Rains in Sri Lanka Several dozen people in Sri Lanka have been killed in storms that intensified with the approach of …

The resignations of BBC Director General Tim Davie and Director of News Deborah Turness over a Panorama edit of a 2021 speech by United States President Donald Trump …