Category: Global News
Iconic Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70
Bagayoko part of blind duo Amadou and Mariam, was among Africa's best-selling and beloved music industry performers.
The UK’s ‘grooming gang’ scandal is about race, class and misogyny
The victims were considered disposable – not only by the perpetrators but also by those who were supposed to help them.
Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help
UN aid chief says the world 'must rally behind the people of Myanmar' after a magnitude 7.7 quake flattened buildings.
Thousands hit the streets for South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon
Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his bungled martial law declaration.
India’s Modi visits Sri Lanka to shore up defence and energy ties
Indian PM is first foreign dignitary to visit island since leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept elections last year.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,136
These are the key events on day 1,136 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump’s 10 percent tariff takes effect, raising fears of global trade war
Initial 'baseline' tariff comes into effect at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses as stock markets plummet.
Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event
Reports say AI models from Microsoft were used as part of Israeli military programme to select bombing targets in Gaza.
More than 500 firms sign brief in support of Trump-targeted law office
The law firm Perkins Coie is fighting an executive order from Donald Trump limiting its access to federal buildings.
Pentagon confirms four-star general’s firing amid Trump security purge
US President Donald Trump acknowledged he has taken advice from a far-right media personality about who to fire.