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Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing talks to journalists as he leaves after delivering speech at the Union Parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)
PARIS — Russian TV star Xenia Fedorova on Friday accused French President Emmanuel Macron and his government of censorship, after France ordered her expulsion from the country and moved to freeze her assets earlier in the week.
John Billman, of Columbia, Mo., holds a sign explaining his opposition to a state legislative proposal that would make it harder for voters to approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments while rallying at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
Labour has regained the lead in polling but the new PM will need to widen his appeal further to win a general election
A last-ditch legislative attempt to help California school districts keep problematic teachers out of the classroom has collapsed following opposition from unions and the state teacher licensing agency that a proposed searchable database would violate privacy and subject educators to unfair treatment.
Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 8:51pm
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
O ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) André Mendonça autorizou nesta quinta-feira (30) que a Polícia Federal (PF) investigue o empresário Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, o Lulinha, filho mais velho do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
Voter registration began Thursday in Haiti’s capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist.
Asian Football Confederation aligns with Uefa, Concacaf against plan to sell stakes in World Cup, says new management style needed
Asian Football Confederation aligns with Uefa, Concacaf against plan to sell stakes in World Cup, says new management style needed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his criticism of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has said the Israeli leader could be arrested on war-crimes charges if he visits the city.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his criticism of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has said the Israeli leader could be arrested on war-crimes charges if he visits the city.
Born in regional Queensland in 1941 or 1943 - depending on who you ask - Alan Jones started his career as a school teacher. He ran for politics, and coached Australia's national rugby union team before becoming one of Australia’s highest-paid, most successful talkback radio presenters. 'You can't overestimate how im…
Um estudo do Instituto Alemão de Pesquisa Econômica (IW) indica que a Alemanha está recebendo, atualmente, o menor volume de estrangeiros em mais de 15 anos. De acordo com dados do Departamento Federal de Estatística, no ano passado, o país totalizou um total de 235 mil pessoas na chamada "imigração líquida", ou sej…
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has accused Security Minister Dan Jarvis of repeating an "unsubstantiated allegation" against it to justify why Andy Burnham's government refuses to engage with the organisation.
Debt-level gains mask private-sector contraction, with government lone growth lever as households deleverage, firms shun borrowing: report
Debt-level gains mask private-sector contraction, with government lone growth lever as households deleverage, firms shun borrowing: report
About 20,000 unaccompanied minors will lose legal representation if the federal government ends a longstanding contract on Friday, kicking current problems into overdrive across US
Trump’s campaign of repression echoes the red scare. But now the government has bigger ambitions and more powerful tools
PARIS — French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced Friday that he had ordered increased controls at the border with Spain over fears that the thousands of migrants who reportedly forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta could travel unimpeded throughout the Schengen area.
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Only two months into his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh is leading the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at a time of unusually deep division over the direction of monetary policy in the world's largest economy.
France will tighten its borders with Spain, the country's interior minister said on Friday, after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into Spain's north African Ceuta enclave.
Topic:Indigenous Australians
Activists gathered in Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Thursday to demand the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, a day after he collapsed in court in Kampala.
On the northeast edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nearly 1,100 people gathered in late June for the International Bridge Walk across the long span that links two cities with the same name: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Both the sun and the sentiments were bright.
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Egypt's Prime Minister said Thursday that the country would now be examining the remains of a drone that attacked two vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta on Wednesday.
Economy should continue to post solid growth in the second half of 2026, government spokesman says
Economy should continue to post solid growth in the second half of 2026, government spokesman says
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says it "stands in solidarity" with Uefa and Concacaf in opposition to Fifa's proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.
A rejuvenated Benjamin Netanyahu returned home to Israel Thursday from Washington, having crossed off everything on his diplomatic shopping list.
Hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered the Oval Office on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump publicly questioned why the Israeli leader had announced that he was bringing new intelligence about an Iranian site known as Pickaxe Mountain.
Exam authority says fee increase to support ‘sustainable and effective operation’ as three-year pilot scheme ends
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Pedro Porro was one of four Spurs players still involved on the World Cup's final weekend
During his visit to Washington last week, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called for ending the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel “forever”. He embraced counterinsurgency rather than liberation politics; by identifying sovereignty with disarming non-state actors, rather than freedom from settler-coloniali…
Transgender Australians have long been the focus of debates about the future of sport, schools, healthcare and public bathrooms.
Spain’s government deployed military units to Ceuta on Thursday after thousands of migrants forced their way from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.
More than eight in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country’s internet regulator has found.
Topic:Indigenous Australians
Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 5:44pm
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called on Thursday for Spain's suspension from the EU's visa-free Schengen travel zone after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish exclave of Ceuta adjoining Morocco.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday planned to head to the country's north African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of Moroccan migrants crossed the border.
A series of social media comments targeting NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty are being probed by NSW Police, with the Labor MP saying the threats of violence have “crossed the line”.
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) has referred complaints of alleged voter intimidation to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as campaigning for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections got underway, with the presidential peace adviser war…
United States officials attending a major health conference in Brazil mislabeled the African countries they showed on a map, causing an online stir and a subsequent admission of error from the Department of State.