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‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination 

16 November 2024

The civil rights leader’s family has accused the CIA, FBI and NYPD of concealing prior knowledge of the assassination....

US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea 

16 November 2024

Leaders from the three countries met on the sidelines of the 2024 APEC summit to voice opposition to North Korea treaty....

House Speaker Johnson resists calls to make Matt Gaetz ethics report public 

16 November 2024

The probe, slated to be released Friday, has been left in limbo after Gaetz resigned his role as House representative. �...

Israel ramps up attacks on Lebanon as officials study US ceasefire plan 

16 November 2024

Israeli air strikes flattened five buildings in the Lebanese capital Beirut’s southern suburbs.  

Germany’s Scholz speaks to Russia’s Putin for first time in two years 

16 November 2024

The leaders of Russia and Germany have had their first conversation in almost two years as Western countries prepare for...

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? 

16 November 2024

On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s to...

South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law 

15 November 2024

News|Politics South Korea’s main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has been convicted on charges of violating the coun...

Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul 

15 November 2024

News|Protests Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill r...

Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby 

15 November 2024

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gases that feed climate change, according to new data, ...