A record 39 candidates will contest Sri Lanka's presidential election | Election News
The economy remains a key issue after protesters angry over the financial crisis ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022. A…
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What Elmo learned from asking Americans about mental health
Remember when Elmo went viral in January for asking people on the internet how they were doing and briefly became…
Life in Japan will return to “normal” after lifting the week-old “mega-earthquake” alert
In this photo taken by Kyodo on August 8, 2024, a collapsed house is seen after an earthquake in Osaki…
Israel approves new illegal settlement at UNESCO site near Bethlehem | News about the Israel-Palestine conflict
The Nahal Heletz settlement is shrinking Palestinian territory and posing an “imminent threat” to a World Heritage site. Israel has…
UNESCO bans 1.4 million girls from attending Afghan schools since Taliban return
Afghan girls attend a class at Ishkashim Girls' Secondary School in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, near the border with…
American actress Gena Rowlands, star of The Notebook, dies aged 94 | News
Gena Rowlands, the acclaimed American actress, three-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women…
Faith is strongly associated with cultural heritage for most British Muslims, survey finds
Muslim women walk through the park after finishing a GCSE exam near their school in Hackney, London. —Reuters/File 71% of…
NASA to decide by end of month how to bring stranded astronauts home | Space News
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stranded after problems arose with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. NASA has said it will decide…
Trump slams Harris on economy ahead of major policy launch
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally in Asheville, North…
Minouche Shafik resigns as Columbia president after tumultuous year | Protest News
Shafik has drawn criticism for his handling of anti-Gaza war protests that rocked the university campus earlier this year. Columbia…