- — Experts decry ‘black holes’ in probe of missing Mexican students
- A panel of experts in Mexico has denounced shortcomings in the investigation of 43 missing Ayotzinapa college students.
- — Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate
- Case could decide whether Obamacare can require insurance providers to cover preventive services for cancer and HIV.
- — US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan voided
- The rare ruling is the latest twist in an ongoing legal battle between Afghan and US couples for three-year-old girl.
- — Biden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US
- Visit comes as another powerful spring storm sweeps across US South and Midwest, threatening further extreme weather.
- — IMF board approves $15.6bn Ukraine loan package
- Loan is part of a broader $115bn international support package to help the country meet urgent funding needs.
- — How much of a threat is artificial intelligence?
- Elon Musk and many other tech experts call for a six-month pause on AI systems.
- — Pope Francis expected to leave hospital on Saturday
- The Vatican said the 86-year-old pontiff had a pizza and baptised a baby after recovering from a bout of bronchitis.
- — Colombia raises threat level for deadly Nevado del Ruiz volcano
- Authorities report a spike in seismic activity, including rock fracturing and earthquakes, around the snow-capped peak.
- — California to phase out diesel truck use in bid for cleaner air
- California will require nearly half of all heavy truck sales to be electric by 2035 as the state aims to cut emissions.
- — Tunisia to cut water supplies to citizens overnight amid drought
- The drought-hit country announced other tight restrictions on water usage as it braces for another baking summer.
- — Spanish PM urges China’s Xi to speak with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praises parts of Chinas 12-point proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
- — Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over data privacy concerns
- Italy is the first Western country to take such action against the popular artificial intelligence chatbot.
- — NY prosecutor slams ‘baseless’ claim Trump charges are political
- Manhattan district attorneys office reiterates that Republicans in Congress have no right to intervene in a local case.
- — Canada approves multibillion-dollar Rogers-Shaw telecoms deal
- Massive takeover deal, first struck in 2021, faced challenges from Canadas antitrust agency and consumer advocates.
- — Wimbledon lifts ban on Russian and Belarusian tennis players
- Players from both countries will be able to compete as neutral athletes if they meet certain conditions.
- — Palestine advocates see opportunity in Biden-Netanyahu discord
- Washingtons criticism of Israel not about Palestinians but can lead to questioning of US-Israel ties, analysts say.
- — Stampede at Ramadan food distribution centre kills 11 in Pakistan
- Women and children die when people panic and push each other to collect food in Karachi, officials say.
- — Stampede at food distribution centre kills 11 people in Pakistan
- Women and children die when people panic and push each other to collect food in Karachi, officials say.
- — Ex-England cricket captain Vaughan cleared of racism charge
- Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq went public in 2020, saying he had been the victim of racial harassment.
- — South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius denied parole for lover’s murder
- Pistorius became world famous at the 2012 Paralympic Games, a year before killing Reeva Steenkamp.
- — South Africa’s Pistorius denied parole for lover’s murder
- Pistorius, popularly known as The Blade Runner, became world famous at the 2012 Olympics, a year before the trial.
- — Plunging coca prices create ‘humanitarian emergency’ in Colombia
- Advocates say farmers are ‘going hungry’ as the illicit drug market shifts to synthetic products and other countries.
- — Why is Sweden left behind in the Nordic NATO bid?
- Turkey becomes the final member to ratify Finlands application to join the bloc as Swedens path remains unclear.
- — ‘Born out of hatred’: New Uganda bill terrifies LGBTQ community
- The proposed bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ is already making life harder for sexual minorities in Uganda.
- — Bankers convicted over Swiss bank accounts of Putin’s friend
- Four found guilty of failing to properly check accounts of Sergei Roldugin, a concert cellist and ally of the president.
- — Ramadan recipe: Fateem’s kibbe shines, even in a Syrian IDP camp
- The mother of 14 prepares a trio of dishes that are essential for her familys Ramadan table.
- — Australia says ‘deep concerns’ over journalist detained in China
- Chinese-Australian Cheng Lei has yet to receive a verdict after more than two and a half years in detention.
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