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Rahman to make first Bangla UNGA speech with Rohingya, climate in focus
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to deliver his first address at the UN General Assembly in Bangla on September 24, with the Rohingya crisis, climate change and his government's democratic agenda expected to be central to his speech, according to a media report.
After Manoj Jarange-Patil fast, a Matang morcha: The Maharashtra quota conundrum
Even as the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has managed to get Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to call off his fast, it may have another caste quota conundrum to deal with. The Matang community has called for a morcha and protest in Mumbai on Septembe...
Germany: Voting underway in two key state elections
Elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are expected to bring gains for the far-right AfD party and could determine whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz can hold on to power. Follow DW live.
Ukraine hits Moscow with ‘largest ever’ drone attack
Major oil refinery in Russian capital set ablaze as voting draws to a close in stage-managed parliamentary elections
The Cardiff Agreement: Is the United Kingdom moving closer to breakup?
© Dasha Zaitseva/Gazeta.Ru “The era of Westminster is coming to an end!” the nationalist leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland declared this week.
Chile's Bachelet withdraws from race to lead UN
GENEVA, Sept 20 - Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced on Saturday that she is withdrawing her candidacy to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, ending a bid that had struggled to gain traction among Security Council members.
DA urged to expel councillor over misleading qualification claims - IOL
The DA's Abdulkader Elyas remains a sitting City of Cape town councillor, despite allegations he lied about his qualifications.
‘I carry you inside my heart’: Tsontso’s daughter pays tribute at mother’s funeral - TimesLIVE
Eight-year-old Khumo, the daughter of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, paid an emotional tribute to her mother during her funeral service in Phake, Mpumalanga, on Sunday.
American conductor Marin Alsop on being a self-starter - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Marin Alsop is a trailblazing American conductor, the first woman to lead major orchestras in the US, South America, Austria, and the UK, where she was the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the BBC Proms.
Inside Iran’s petrol crisis: How war with the US has taken its toll
Amirhossein Miresmaeili hears from motorists inside Iran about severe fuel shortages and contaminated petrol, seven months into the ongoing conflict with the US
Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds fired at Moscow
Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections.
GOP senator alleges Schumer behind 'hit job' report on former patients
Senate Republican Roger Marshall calls a New York Times report on lawsuits against his former OB-GYN patients a Chuck Schumer-funded "hit job."
‘Not a slam dunk’: Trump’s 2028 mail-vote push hinges on one big legal question
President Donald Trump's mail voting executive order faces a critical Supreme Court test over Postal Service authority on tamper-resistant envelopes.
WATCH: AI safety scare sparks Cap Hill fight over guardrails: 'China's going to eat our lunch'
Trump's dismissal of AI fears as a "hoax" sparks a Capitol Hill clash over guardrails, with lawmakers split on slowing development vs. China.
China’s stranglehold on rare earths must be ended, says hopeful supplier to EU
Rafael Moreno, whose company has opened demo plant in Brazil, says market is ‘nervous’ as Trump-Xi summit loomsThe head of a mining company hoping to supply the EU with rare earths in two years’ time has said it is “paramount” to end China’s stranglehold on the supply of the raw ...
Trump’s Greenland deal: A triumph of optics?
The new agreement between the United States, Denmark and Greenland on the security of the Danish autonomous territory appears to be good news. It may finally put an end to nearly two years of repeated intimidation of Greenlanders by Washington and ensure that the stated red lines...
Trade unions in Keralam seek government intervention as kerosene crisis continues to hit fishing sector
The workers in the sector say that the recent rise in the price of fuel, coupled with the reduction in supply by the Centre, has affected them badly