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Home Affairs: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson due Thursday

Shawdesh Desk: European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson is scheduled to arrive here on Thursday morning on a two-day official visit to discuss the issues of mutual interest with

At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the

Myanmar rebels risk life in DIY weapons factories

Shawdesh desk: Under an awning in a bamboo thicket in northern Myanmar, an anti-coup fighter following instructions from YouTube welds scavenged steel into crude mortar rounds and shells to be

Ukraine’s occupied city of Kherson without electricity, water after strike

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine’s Russian-occupied city of Kherson was cut off from water and electricity supplies Sunday after an air strike and a key dam in the region was also damaged,

19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll from Sunday’s plane crash in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard

Trudeau joins Canadian demonstrators in support of Iran protests

Shawdesh desk: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched with protesters in the Canadian capital of Ottawa Saturday in support of demonstrations that have swept Iran for more than 40 days.

Brazil president-elect Lula calls for ‘peace and unity’ after vote

Shawdesh desk: President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for ‘peace and unity’ on Sunday in bitterly divided Brazil, saying the country was no longer an international pariah, and highlighting

Paul Pelosi attack: Violent extremism warning ahead of US election

Shawdesh DEsk: The violent attack on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s husband comes with just over a week to go before the US midterm elections – a moment when