Indonesia plans biggest deforestation drive
Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive. Local communities say they’re already experiencing harm from the government-backed project, which environmental watchdogs say is the largest current planned deforestation...
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Meet Mexican soldier trying to revamp musical genre accused of glorifying
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Le Pen supporters rally in Paris, turning protest into show of force
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US blocks sea salt imports from South Korea farm
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As markets implode, US allies seek room for negotiations
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US Judge terms deportation of man ‘wholly lawless’
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Trump digs heels on tariffs as global markets plunge
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Former German president warns against global radicalisation
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Sudarshan Pattnaik to receive Sand Master Award
n World-renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been honoured with The Fred Darrington Sand Master Award for his contributions to the field. During the Sandworld 2025 International Sand Art Festival, which opened at Weymouth in the southern England county of Dorset on Saturday, Pattnaik set another milestone when he created...
Moroccans protest against Trump, Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Moroccans on Sunday protested Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza, putting anger toward US President Donald Trump near the centre of their grievances. Demonstrators denounced Israel, the United States and their own government. Some stepped on Israeli flags, held banners showing slain Hamas leaders and waved posters juxtaposing...
Bitter taste for Economy Candy owner after Trump’s tariffs
Economy Candy’s shelves brim with sweets from around the world — gummies from Germany, lollipops from Spain, chocolates from Japan and a panoply of candies from across the US. Standing amid it all, columns of bright jellybeans to his left and exotic Kit Kats to his right, owner Mitchell Cohen...
Israel backtracks on killing of 15 health personnel in Gaza
The Israeli military backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by its forces last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them in the Gaza Strip. The military initially said it...
Storm system batters US south and midwest; 16 people perish
A storm system sweeping over large areas of the US South and Midwest resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths by early Sunday, with overnight tornado and flash flood warnings setting up more severe weather that forecasters say could cause rising waterways for days to come. Many of the impacted areas...
Indian-American judge arrested on money laundering charges
Fort Bend County judge K P George, a prominent Indian-American elected official, has been arrested on two felony counts of money laundering stemming from allegations of wire fraud and falsification of a campaign finance report. George, a Democrat who has served as county judge since 2018 and won re-election in...
Trump doubles down on tariff issue
Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down. Trump’s move on Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all U.S. Trading partners marks an all-in...
