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Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre
Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.
AIPAC, the Pro-Israel Group, Becomes a Major Issue in Illinois Democratic House Races
Several groups with ties to the pro-Israel group have spent at least $20 million in four primaries backing candidates who are likely to support their cause in Washington.
At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured in multiple...
The US in Brief: RFK Jr takes a jab from the courts
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and companies were already legally prohibited from owning or buying enslaved...
Barrel vault: a Nigerian refining giant rises
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The race for AI’s big IPO
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Admiral’s Comments Undercut Pentagon’s Cluster Munition Policy
The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.”
Senators tell ByteDance to 'immediately shut down' Seedance AI video app
Lawmakers say the new version of the Seedance AI video-generation app violates copyright and intellectual property laws.
Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?
The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?