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India’s Bollywood boosts security as fears of criminal gangs rise
It sounds like a Bollywood thriller, but a spate of shootings and extortion threats targeting Mumbai’s stars has sent the industry scrambling for bodyguards, reviving memories of the underworld’s grip on cinema in the 1990s. From gunshots to cash demands, the incidents have unsettled the Indian…
Sheikh Hasina's return to Bangladesh: India wants Dhaka to fulfil two conditions
India is reportedly seeking Sheikh Hasina’s return to Bangladesh after more than two years in exile, but has set two conditions for Tarique Rahman’s government. According to BBC Bangla, New Delhi wants the Bangladesh army to fly Hasina back and guarantee her an opportunity to appeal her death…
Philippine court orders arrest of jailed, US-wanted celebrity preacher
Palace denies timing of warrant is linked to Trump’s visit to Manila next week.
Chinese scientists fired after child dies in world’s first brain gene-editing attempt
The world’s first attempt to edit genes inside a child’s brain, which killed a six-year-old girl in Shanghai last year, has led to the firing of scientists following an official investigation that found they had broken research rules and taken money from her family. The investigation, ordered by…
Could one daily pill narrow the diabetes treatment gap in the Global South?
Globally, one in nine people lives with diabetes, as blockbuster injectable drugs begin making way for tablets instead.
No locus standi: Indian envoy hits back at USCIRF for remarks on Sharjeel Imam
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) shared Sharjeel Imam’s profile on X, describing him as “a Muslim man detained in India for his religious freedom advocacy”
Trump official seeks US$50 billion for air traffic control after outage forced nationwide ground stop
The US relies on decades-old computers as well as replacement parts bought through auction websites.
Gen Z protests: Do Baby Boomers really have it better than young people?
Should young people in Germany be more worried about their future than Baby Boomers were in the 1980s and 1990s? Or should both generations take to the streets and protest together? DW checked the data.
Father Christmas greeted by estimated 335,000 at Adelaide pageant
Skies were grey but enthusiasm was as avid as ever, as Father Christmas arrived in Adelaide in typical style in front of a crowd estimated to exceed 300,000 along the route of the annual pageant.
'What would be left of international legal order': Araghchi on US strikes
"If states were free to attack one another based on their own assessments of possible future threats, what would be left of the international legal order?" Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asked in an opinion piece for Japan's Kyodo News.
EU court to decide if full-time care provided in exchange for food and housing is ‘work’
Supreme Court says case ‘raises important issues’ as to how EU rules on the freedom of movement for EU citizens should be applied
Ireland unable to send soldiers to train Ukrainian troops due to lack of Defence Forces volunteers
No instruction this year due to Department of Defence refusal to pay troop allowance for participating
Ireland’s expanding State: Public service workforce grows by more than a third in just 10 years
As the population surges and ages rapidly, there are now 46,000 more staff in the health service than in 2016
The future of Irish boarding schools: ‘We’re seeing a trend of more UK students applying’
Families increasingly favour a model that combines the ‘benefits of boarding during the school week with regular connection with home and family at weekends’
How big is too big? Government weighs future of public service in a time of population growth
After a decade that saw recruitment surge, Government departments and State agencies face new approach
Trump, Putin and Xi plan historic joint meeting in China next week, White House says
Trump will discuss the "reduction of nuclear weapons" during the unprecedented talks, a spokeswoman says.
Nvidia affair will hang over Trump’s upcoming trip to Asia-Pacific
Unanswered questions about Nvidia’s ties with Megaspeed are creating an awkward moment for Trump.
SpaceX's Starship enters Earth's orbit, but booster catch aborted
Successful recoveries of both Starship and its booster would have marked a milestone in the space industry's decades-long pursuit of fully reusable rocket systems that can drastically reduce mission costs and make frequent launches possible.
Hong Kong preschool rejects father’s claim son suffered head injury on campus
A popular preschool in Kowloon Tong has rejected a parent’s allegation that his two-year-old son suffered a large bump on his head on campus, saying police had closed their investigation after finding no CCTV evidence that he had been injured on site. Cannan Kindergarten (Waterloo Road) told the…
Judo star Teddy Riner is taking on what may be his toughest battle in the French presidential race
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow strikes hospital in central Kyiv as Zelensky says Starshield restrictions continue
Volodymyr Zelensky said speed restrictions on Starshield ‘limit our ability to intercept jet-powered Shaheds and counter other drones’
Eddie Jones vows Japan will ‘play the house down’ in matchup with England
Eddie Jones remains England's most successful coach in terms of winning percentage.
Pilots and controllers kept communicating during ground stop of US flights
The outage was intermittent and the radar did not black out completely.
Violent attacks on critics of China in Taiwan raise concern over transnational repression
Comedian Huang Yi-hao was involved in a car accident in September, but it turned out to be a deliberate attack
Musk ordered to preserve records on Ukraine’s Starlink access by Democratic US senators
Democratic US senators have told Elon Musk to preserve all records related to his company SpaceX’s restrictions on Ukraine’s use of its Starlink and Starshield satellite services. Ukrainian forces say Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink, is vital for frontline communications and…
Love? No, just thousands of dispirited, stranded passengers, actually
American air travel is rarely glamorous, but when the system works, it is pretty impressive. When it fails, it’s miserable.
French-speaking nations hold a summit in Cambodia but an African conflict threatens a rift
France's President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders are attending a biennial meeting of French-speaking countries and territories in Cambodia
Mick Jagger’s 50-acre French estate has a Rolling Stones recording studio
