Columbia University students began the school year with fresh protests and increased security just outside their famous New York City campus. Last term, the Ivy League college saw some of…
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine shot, injured in altercation with police in Kampala
Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni, has been shot in the leg by security agents in a…
Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below
Two people have died in the Japanese city of Yokohama after a teenage girl jumped to her death from a shopping centre, hitting a pedestrian below. The 17-year-old high school…
German far right hails ‘historic’ election victory in east
Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a “historic success”, with a big victory for the far-right party in the eastern state of Thuringia. The AfD won almost a…
Far right eyes political earthquake as Germans head to the polls
The far right is on the cusp of winning the most votes in German state elections for the first time since the Nazis. For some in Germany, the rise of…
Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row
Telecommunications regulators in Brazil have begun the process of blocking X after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of the social media platform for failing to meet a deadline to…
Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe
Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. Mr…
Dozens injured, power cut as Typhoon Shanshan hits southern Japan
Dozens of people have been injured and power was cut to a quarter of a million households after Typhoon Shanshan struck southwestern Japan. The typhoon, bringing gusts of up to…
Macron rules out leftist PM as crisis continues
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will not agree to a government led by the left-wing New Popular Front alliance (NFP), which won the most seats in last month’s…
UN chief issues climate SOS, warns of ‘unimaginable’ catastrophe
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued his latest climate SOS, calling on countries to “Save Our Seas” as he warned of a crisis of an “unimaginable scale” caused by…
