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French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election

France’s four main leftwing parties have agreed to form a “Popular Front” (NPF) to contest the snap election, campaigning on a joint platform and...

A French ‘referendum’ on the far right: Will Macron’s risky gamble pay off?

President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call early parliamentary elections in response to his crushing defeat in a European Union vote is a risky gamble...

Moment woman SLAPS stranger’s daughter before passerby dishes out instant karma

SHOCKING footage shows the moment a woman slapped a stranger's child as she walked past.But the attacker was soon delivered instant karma by a...

Ukraine-Russia war live: Dozens of Russian troops surrender to Ukraine counter attack

Moscow has said it downed 87 Ukrainian missiles overnight in an attack...

Kuwait fire: India brings back bodies of 45 workers

An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 workers who were killed in a fire in Kuwait.The fire broke out...

Empty classrooms, silent halls: Taiwan’s declining birthrate forces schools to close

In the courtyard of the Chung Hsing private high school, desks and chairs are piled high like a monument or an unlit bonfire. Mounds...

US and South Korea sound warning amid reports Putin is headed to North Korea

The US and South Korea have warned Vladimir Putin against forging closer military ties with North Korea, as speculation grows that the Russian leader...

Too ill to work, too poor to get better: how debt traps families working at India’s kilns

The phrase “khat rahein hain” (“being worn down”) is how Suma Devi describes her 16 years of labouring at the brick kilns near the...

South Korea gym ban on ‘aunties’ sparks an ageism row

A gym in South Korea has banned misbehaving "aunties", reigniting a debate about discrimination against older women in the country. The gym in Incheon...

South Africa’s ANC edging closer to forming unity government

With just hours to go before South Africa's parliament meets for the first time since the governing African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority...

Houthi missile attack severely injures sailor, US says

A sailor was severely injured after a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden was struck by two cruise missiles fired by the Houthis...

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