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UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears | World News

UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears (Photo: AP) The UN agency that fights HIV plans to slash its workforce by more than half and move many posts to cheaper locations as a result of drastic funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States, […]

Airbus chief calls for Boeing tariffs if US-EU talks fail | World News

The head of Airbus said on Tuesday that Europe should impose tariffs on imports of Boeing aircraft if negotiations over US President Donald Trump’s trade war fail.Trump has rolled out a “baseline” levy of 10 percent on goods from around the world but he has suspended a higher tariff of 20 percent on European Union […]

80 years after World War II, Germany still searches for fallen soldiers

German soldiers carry the small coffins with the remains of fallen German soldiers of WWII to the grave during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany (Image: AP) 80 years have passed since the second World War came to an end. However, the search for the bodies of fallen […]

Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say | World News

Sudan’s paramilitary unleashes drones on key targets in Port Sudan, officials say CAIRO: Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan early Tuesday, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, military officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that […]

Did Ilhan Omar marry her own brother? Decoding viral MAGA conspiracy theory | World News

Ilhan Omar reacted to a report that confirmed that her second husband Ahmed Elmi is her brother. A resurfaced interview. A MAGA-fuelled conspiracy. A flurry of expletives. And once again, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar finds herself in the middle of America’s ever-churning culture wars.This latest firestorm began with conservative activist Laura Loomer re-posting a 2018 clip […]

Romania’s pro-EU premier announces his resignation | World News

Romania’s pro-EU Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announces his resignation BUCHAREST: Romania’s pro-EU Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday announced his resignation, deepening political turmoil a day after a far-right candidate topped the first round of a tense presidential vote rerun.EU critic George Simion topped Sunday’s first round in the EU and Nato member bordering war-torn […]

Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death | World News

Upstate New York prison guard pleads guilty to manslaughter in an inmate’s 2024 beating death (Photo: AP) A correctional officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the December death of inmate Robert Brooks, whose brutal beating at the Marcy Correctional Facility was recorded by officers’ body cameras. Christopher Walrath, 36, was one of […]

From Pope to Sith Lord: Donald Trump’s flights of fancy with AI | World News

There’s a warning embedded in the best sci-fi films about humans falling for artificial intelligence: Her, Ex Machina, Blade Runner 2049. The message is always the same—once the fantasy becomes real enough, we don’t just believe it. We fall in love with it. We follow it. We vote for it.But for President Donald J. Trump, […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial: How is a jury picked in a high-profile case? | World News

(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) As jury selection begins today in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, all eyes are on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where the first steps of a high-stakes legal process are unfolding.Combs, who has pleaded not guilty to charges […]

Pakistani Grooming Gangs: Why UK Leader of House Lucy Powell is under-fire for ‘dog whistle comment’ | World News

Lucy Powell, the UK’s Leader of the House of Commons, is facing intense backlash after comments she made during a BBC Radio 4 debate appeared to belittle concerns over grooming gangs—an issue that has long scarred British politics and policing.Speaking on the BBC’s Any Questions? programme, Powell reacted to political commentator Tim Montgomerie’s mention of […]