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Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect country’s biodiversity
US House Republicans unveil 3-month stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
Why minority languages are disappearing from some classrooms in Xinjiang but not Tibet
Germany dodges a historic second far-right win in a state election
Is biotech the next battleground in US-China decoupling?
Zelensky arrives in US to explain Ukraine’s war plan to Biden
Modi rallies Indian Americans, lauds diaspora ahead of US election
UK prosecutors twice received Mohamed al-Fayed sex abuse evidence, did not bring charges
Building collapse in Italy kills 2 young children and their mother
Trump rules out running again in 2028 if defeated in November’s US presidential election
Trump’s goal of mass deportations fell short. But he has new plans for a second term
Mass shooting kills 4, wounds 18 in Alabama nightlife district
Second missing dog from Hong Kong’s Po Lin Monastery found and returned home
Attack on foreign diplomats in Pakistan kills police officer
Hong Kong tells Taoist group to explain axed drone show after ‘will of heaven’ apology
UN gathers in New York as Guterres issues challenge to world leaders
‘Barely anyone left’ as Sudan’s El Fasher devastated by fighting
‘Unacceptable’: Hong Kong widow of man shot dead by police says she regrets call for help
US Typhon missile system in Philippines has China facing ‘more tense security situation’
Sri Lanka: Leftist Dissanayake declared president-elect