At least 10 people have died after landslides swept through two cities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, state officials have said. The Bethania neighbourhood in the city of…
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India: Dalit woman alleges rape by 64 men over five years
An 18-year-old Dalit woman from the southern India state of Kerala has accused 64 men of sexually abusing her since she was 13 years old. Police have arrested 28 people…
South Korea: Impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol gets pay rise
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual pay rise despite his impeachment for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government has said. Yoon’s salary…
Indian: Smog causes travel chaos in Delhi
Dense fog and severe air quality levels have caused travel chaos in India’s capital Delhi. Visibility in several areas was reported to be zero in the early hours of Friday,…
India: Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India’s biggest Hindu festival
Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as Mahakumbh) – described as humanity’s biggest gathering – in northern India’s Prayagraj…
Iran: German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi released from prison in Tehran
German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi has been released from prison in Iran, her daughter says. “It’s over. Nahid is free! After more than four years as a political prisoner in the…
Germany: AfD embraces mass deportation of migrants as German election nears
Germany’s far right is in a buoyant mood. On Saturday, while its conference was under way in the eastern city of Riesa, in Saxony, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) laid out…
UK: I’ll use Trump’s Scottish links in tariff talks – FM
AaThe first minister has vowed to use Donald Trump’s affinity for Scotland in a bid to avoid the prospect of tariffs being applied on imports to the US. John Swinney…
USA: Apple pushes back on call to end diversity programme
Apple’s board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes. It comes after a conservative group, the National Center for…
Norway: A nation on track to be first to go all-electric
Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country.…