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INDIA: At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise…

UK: Priti Patel, the UK’s home secretary, is likely to introduce additional measures for the security of British Parliamentarians following Friday’s fatal stabbing of Conservative MP David Amess in his constituency of Southend West in…

GERMANY: Three weeks after the federal election of Germany’s 20th Bundestag or Lower House of Parliament, the Federal Electoral Committee officially confirmed the final result. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) became the…

AFGHANISTAN: In a new diktat, Afghanistan’s new rulers the Taliban said that there will be no public executions unless directed by the court. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid in a tweet said that no punishment will be carried…

During the global scramble to secure vaccines, many countries in Asia-Pacific were slow off the mark. This time, they’re not making the same mistake. Countries around the region are rushing to place orders for the latest weapon…

Russia has reported more than 1,000 daily COVID-related deaths for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with the country’s vaccination drive at a standstill and no restrictions in place. An official government tally on…

As many as 17 American missionaries have been reported kidnapped by gang members in Haiti on Saturday, including 14 adults and three minors, a source in Haiti’s security forces told CNN. The source cautioned that the…

French President Emmanuel Macron has called a bloody crackdown on Algerian protesters by police in Paris 60 years ago an “unforgivable crime”. On 17 October 1961, French police turned on Algerian demonstrators. Some were shot,…

Norway on Sunday announced it will hold an independent investigation into the actions of police and security agencies following a bow-and-arrow attack that killed five people and injured three others. Police have been criticized for…

Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an immediate airlift of unused COVID jabs to countries in the global south. Brown, an adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO), is pressing the leaders of Canada, the…