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‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Prohibited from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensiveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australia say they are going hungry on the island, prohibited from working to support themselves and given insufficient money to buy enough food.Others say they fear the Nauru government will deport them to their home countries, from where they say they have fled persecution and violence. Continue reading...
Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit aimed at bolstering Russia-India ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India Thursday on a state visit aimed at bolstering bilateral and economic ties between the two countries.
Vatican commission again says no to ordaining women as deacons, but urges other ministries
A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals.
Thailand arrests dozens behind online lonely-hearts scams, phony get-rich-quick schemes
Thailand authorities have seized more than $300 million from two Bangkok banks in a new crackdown on international criminals accused of laundering money from online scam centers in neighboring Cambodia and Myanmar, but the top suspects are still at large.
U.N. Security Council delegation visits Syria for first time since 1945
A delegation of representatives from the 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council visited Syria Thursday for the first time since the council's founding in 1945.
Luxury fashion firms asked for documents as part of Italian labor abuse probe
Italian prosecutors have asked 13 luxury fashion firms to provide documents on governance, internal controls and audits as part of an investigation into the alleged exploitation of Chinese workers at subcontractors, judicial documents showed on Thursday.
UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack
Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018
Photos offer stunning aerial views of Rome’s Colosseum and ancient Forum
Aerial photos of the world-renowned Colosseum and the Roman Forum reveal the impressive scale of Rome’s ancient heart. The images highlight how these historic landmarks sit amid the modern city, offering a striking view of past and present side by side. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
UK sanctions Russia’s GRU intelligence agency over a 2018 nerve agent attack that Britain says was ordered by Putin
UK sanctions Russia’s GRU intelligence agency over a 2018 nerve agent attack that Britain says was ordered by Putin
Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the US proposal to end Russia's war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin
Lithuanian court convicts the leader of a governing party of inciting hatred against Jews
A Lithuanian court has convicted the leader of one of the parties in the country’s coalition government for making antisemitic comments and fined him 5,000 euros or about $5,800
Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians
Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’The Ugandan government has stopped granting asylum and refugee status to people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia, citing severe funding shortfalls for the significant policy shift.Hillary Onek, Uganda’s minister for refugees, announced that the government would no longer grant the status to new arrivals from countries “not experiencing war”. Continue reading...
