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South Sudan's first general election is set for December 22.

Chinese visitors are returning from trips after the 13-day Golden Week holiday.

The arrest of Germany's former intelligence chief August Hanning could undermine national security, experts warn, as allies may reconsider their intelligence relationships.

France is suspending the use of stun grenades against protesters as allegations of student brutality draw more anger.

August Hanning has been remanded into pretrial detention after his Tuesday arrest.

Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt.

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Just hours before Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo posted his latest salvo in a row with Portugal.

After being chosen for one of the world's most prestigious awards, some Nobel laureates lose touch with reality and suddenly start spouting unscientific nonsense.

Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever.

Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever.

Families gathered at the Nova music festival site and other attack locations in memory of those killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Aden International Airport came under attack as Yemen's war intensified, with the Houthis targeting key transport hubs.

The Transport Ministry has put forward a five-year plan for improving Germany's ailing railroad infrastructure.

Delhi police has beefed up security around the Election Commission of India, likely preparing for another day of 'vote theft' protests.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a gamble by calling an early election in Spain.

Mali's military regained control of the strategic town of Kidal after forcing Tuareg separatists and al Queda-linked jihadists to withdraw following an offensive backed by Russia's Africa Corps.

Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi bowed out of international football with one last goal for his country.

A death row inmate who survived a botched execution last week is conscious and talking in hospital, according to her lawyers, who want to commute her death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.

The company's new model, named "Le Chonk," is its first release in five months.

Titled "The Orange Plague," a gold-coated statue presents Donald Trump sitting on a smaller man's back.

The European Commission has put forward ideas it hopes will both ease the EU expansion process and allay concerns among existing members.

The death of an employee at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk is still being looked into, the authorities said.

Prime Minister Lecornu is pledging to improve schools at a time when the government seeks to save billions.

The man, a British national in his twenties, was arrested in London in suspicion of "preparing terrorist acts."

The International Olympic Committee has revealed the six other countries intending to bid for the 2036 Olympic Games.

The former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, has been accused of spying for a foreign country.

The former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, has been accused of spying for a foreign country.

Paramount has completed an $81 billion purchase of Warner Bros.

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid.

As more women in Iran reject Islamist rules on wearing hijab headscarves, hardliners are shifting focus from "morality police" street enforcement towards social pressure in workplaces, services and businesses.

Eleven years after catastrophic fires prompted promises of tougher action, Southeast Asia is again choking on transboundary haze, raising questions about whether the region has learned the lessons of 2015.

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is consolidating power after being sworn in for a second term.

For the first time since the end of World War II, a German state parliament has chosen parliamentary speaker from the far right: Tobias Rausch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Can Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders.

Can Xue is considered one of this year's favorites; Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are other strong contenders.

The Spanish government has approved a pair of emergency housing decrees, including extended eviction protections and limits on property speculation, after major protests rocked Barcelona.

Rescue teams searched the crash site after the military aircraft went down in southern Nigeria, with everyone on board now confirmed to have died.

The patient arrived in Kenya over the weekend from the Democratic Republic of Congo before testing positive for the virus.

The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread.

AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026.

Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos.

At a rare public hearing Germany's intelligence agencies identified Russia as the country's most dangerous adversary.

Tens of thousands are expected at nationwide protests against poor learning conditions for students in France.

August Hanning served as the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005.

August Hanning served as the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005.

Parti Quebecois has won the provincial election, but fallen short of a majority.

An AfD member has become speaker in Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament with the help of the populist BSW party.

At its first session, the new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt is to vote on a speaker nominated by the far-right AfD.

India's opposition is amping up pressure on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign over alleged voter roll manipulation.