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Hassan Koko sits on top of a homemade wooden bed, overlooking the majestic hills of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan. Despite the spectacular view and a comforting late afternoon breeze, he looks uneasy. On November 29, the 50-year-old community health worker had finished a training course and was enjoying some sweet tea when

Skip next section India continues to buy oil from diversified sources, says MEA April 15, 2026 India continues to buy oil from diversified sources, says MEA Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that keeping in mind the energy security needs and the current international markets, "India continues to buy oil from diversified sources." Speaking

A teenage attacker opened fire inside a vocational high school in Siverek, in Turkey’s Sanliurfa province, before taking his own life with the same shotgun, local authorities said. The attacker was identified as a former student at the school, born in 2007. What do we know about the attack? According to Governor Hasan Sildak, the Tuesday attack

Maine became the first state in the US on Tuesday to call for a temporary halt to the construction of large data centers, as the power-hungry facilities driven by AI demand are straining local electric grids. A bill was passed by both legislative chambers and now heads to Democratic Governor Janet Mills. If she signs

Skip next section Iran threatens Red Sea, Gulf trade if US blockade continues April 15, 2026 Iran threatens Red Sea, Gulf trade if US blockade continues Over 10% of the world's maritime trade goes through the Bab al-Mandab Strait in Yemen (FILE: August 10, 2018)Image: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images The head of Iran's military central command

French carmaker Renault has said it plans to reduce its number of engineers by 15 to 20% percent in the coming two years. This means that up to 2,400 of the current 11,000 to 12,000 engineers worldwide would have to leave the company. A Renault spokesperson said the cuts would be made without forced layoffs.

Spain's left-leaning government on Tuesday finalized its plan for an amnesty measure that could pave the way for hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants to apply for legal temporary residence permits.  Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government first announced the plan earlier this year.  The policy, enacted via royal decree and not through parliament, stands in contrast

Pilots with Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa have announced plans to once again go on strike on Thursday and Friday, after a 48-hour strike on Monday and Tuesday led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. The airline is also facing a cabin crew work stoppage on Wednesday and Thursday. By the end of the week, Lufthansa's twin labor disputes

Aid officials gathered in Berlin for a conference on Sudan on Tuesday warned that the war in Iran and the wider Middle East has put even greater strain on the supply of food and fuel, three years into the African country's civil war.  Prices for food and fuel are rising rapidly, and the country is also

Since the start of the war on Iran, fears have grown in Ukraine that the country could be left to fend for itself in its war of defense against Russia. At the same time, US President Donald Trump has been pushing for a quick peace deal between Russia and Ukraine and has drastically cut US