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‘The sound keeps coming back’: children maimed in Ethiopia’s Tigray clashes
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 17 — Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem is among scores of civilians wounded in northern Ethiopia […]
Boisterous fashion week barnstorms ‘sleepy’ Nigerian capital
ABUJA, Oct 17 — Nigerian models donned outfits of seemingly impossible amounts of fabric folded and moulded into massive silhouettes, or overlapping in shingled, feather-like patterns. The colourful, detailed textiles […]
Missiles, drones and smuggled weapons: How the Houthis keep striking back
PARIS, Oct 16 — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have built up a missile and drone arsenal capable of launching varied and sustained strikes, as Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government it […]
Trump spokeswoman admits failing bar exam
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia acknowledged today that she had failed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States, as […]
France braces for cost-of-living protests ahead of election
PARIS, Oct 16 — After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period […]
Anthropic co-founder renews call for robust regulation of frontier AI
BANGKOK, Oct 16 — Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark renewed calls today for regulating artificial intelligence, saying that allowing companies to continue to operate without robust legislation was like letting a […]
China tells Trump’s press secretary to visit more often after ‘proper toilets’ jibe
BEIJING, Oct 16 — Beijing told the White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia today to visit China “more often”, after she said the country lacked “proper toilets” less than […]
Newly appointed Trump spokesman sparks controversy with China toilet remark
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who was appointed less than a week ago, said China lacked “proper toilets” in an interview that aired yesterday. Zacharia, […]
South Korea rejects North’s doubts over hypersonic missile test as arms race intensifies
SEOUL, Oct 16 — South Korea’s military yesterday dismissed Pyongyang’s doubts over Seoul’s homegrown hypersonic missile launch, as the two Koreas appear to be intensifying an arms race over […]
Three children, teacher killed in Oregon school shooting as US gun violence debate reignites
BEND, Oct 16 — A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher yesterday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant […]