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India plans more seats for women in parliament, links it to ‘delimitation’
16 April 2026The Indian government is seeking to expedite the implementation of a 2023 law that reserves 33 percent of seats in parli...
Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks
16 April 2026Pope Leo XIV has blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a...
Ceasefire in Lebanon ‘as important’ as in Iran, says Ghalibaf
16 April 2026News|Israel attacks Lebanon Iran’s speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has told his Lebanese counterpart ...
Who is Roelf Meyer, South Africa’s new ambassador to the US?
16 April 2026South Africa has appointed Roelf Meyer, a former minister and negotiator in the apartheid government, as the new ambassa...
Can historic Israel-Lebanon talks lead to ceasefire?
16 April 2026United States President Donald Trump has announced that leaders of Israel and Lebanon will speak to each other for the f...
Sudan power crisis: Studying using candles, counting gas station trips
16 April 2026Khartoum, Sudan – Before Husna Mohamed’s five children leave for school and her husband heads to his workshop, the 3...
Israeli army says soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian to return to duty
16 April 2026News|Israel-Palestine conflict Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has authorised five soldiers accused of sexually assaul...
Fire breaks out at crucial Australian refinery, raising fuel supply fears
16 April 2026Columns of fire have engulfed the largest of Australia’s two oil refineries, just as the nation faces pressure to s...
Afghan villagers turn to gold-panning to sustain livelihoods
16 April 2026In the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men scour the rocky Kunar riverbed for precious g...
South African politician Julius Malema sentenced to prison for firing gun
16 April 2026DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Courts South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to ti...
