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The Guardian - World

More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm

Blocking Swedish writer’s entry for event with Palestine Action co-founder is attack on free expression, letter says More than 900 academics have voiced their opposition to the government’s decision to block the climate academic Andreas Malm from entering the UK, warning that the move represents “a grave violation of academic freedom and freedom of expression”. Malm, the author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline and a leading climate scholar, was prevented from entering the UK las…

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France 24

'Like a cancer': How data centres became a key issue at midterms

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Over 5,000 data centres are now scattered across the US, some near ubran centes, generating noise pollution and consuming large amount of electricity. Donald Trump has long defended the construction of these mega structures, which are essential for big tech companies to run. But voters, including many Republicans, say they are fee…

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BBC News - World

ANC under pressure to reverse South Africa decline

South Africans are voting in highly contested local elections likely to see a haemorrhaging of votes for the country's biggest party, the African National Congress (ANC). This year's voting season has been marked by intense campaigns that have included politicians spinning cars, watching grannies knit and even wading through giant-sized potholes. Election officials say voting is going smoothly, despite long queues at some polling stations. Leaders are campaigning to head Sou…

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BBC News - World

Rwanda's army team removed from Africa league after US sanctions, NBA says

Rwanda's army team APR came third in the Basketball Africa League last year The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda's army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the NBA has revealed the reasons behind the APR's removal…

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France 24

What consequences for Israel as Democrats win the US midterm elections?

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Democrats seized control of the US Congress on Tuesday, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning upset. What are the potential consequences for Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu, as Trump announced on Tuesday that the US will halt $3.8 billion in aid to the country? FRANCE 24's correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky has…

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France 24

US midterms: Trump reacts to the Democrats’ sweeping victory

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party. But the 80-year-old refused to take any personal responsibility for the result.

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France 24

Ethiopia expands hydropower ambitions

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ethiopia is looking to position itself as an African leader in clean energy, as it prepares to host next year’s COP32 climate summit. Alongside the GERD, the country is building another massive hydropower project on the Omo River in the southwest, as it expands electricity production and exports power to neighbouring countries. Th…

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DW - World

Wawira Njiru, Kenya's school feeder and German Africa Prize recipient

From starting a modest fundraiser for 25 school children, Wawira Njiru, 35, has become a social entrepreneur with a staggering 6,000 staff on her payroll, feeding 600,000 kids in Kenya every day with her organization Food4Education (F4E), an engagement for which she is being honored with this year's German Africa Prize. How did this transformation come to pass? The answer may be in her character. Stubborn and hardworking, that's how Njiru sees herself. "It's hard to tell me…

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BBC News - Africa

US contractor gave Ethiopia secrets to help kill Tigray fighters

The devastating two-year civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions An Ethiopian-born American citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, including information he hoped would help target and kill fighters from the Tigray region during the country's 2020-22 civil war. Abraham Teklu Lemma, a former US contractor, admitted sharing dozens of classified documents and photographs with senior Ethiopian officials ov…

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BBC News - World

How America voted in maps and charts

It's been an extraordinary night for the Democrats in the US midterms. They have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives too. The results in the Senate are beyond what the Democrats would have expected. North Carolina was a likely pick-up but the previously deep red state of South Carolina was a huge shock and Kansas had not returned a Democratic senator since 1932. Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Maine also turned blue and the Democrats held Michigan. There are t…

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CGTN - World

Gabon's president visits CPC founding memorial in Shanghai

This is Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's first state visit to China since taking office.On Wednesday morning, he visited the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, where he reviewed the history of the founding of the Communist Party of China and its more than a century of struggle and efforts. In a written message, he noted: "A nation's great transformation often begins with those pivotal moments that break new g…

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DW - World

What US midterm elections mean for Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere

The outcome of the midterm election will shape policy in the United States for years and have repercussions around the globe. Decisions made in Washington affect both US adversaries such as Iran and countries such as Ukraine, which is seeking more US support. President Donald Trump does not have the final say when it comes to deciding where the United States goes to war or which countries get financial or military aid. While the president wields more power in the US than in…

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BBC News - World

Tears, celebrations and selfies: US midterms in pictures

Hugs, cheers and smiles broke out as the Democrats picked up a string of victories in Republican strongholds, delivering them the Senate and the House. The win gives them control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Meanwhile, it was a challenging night for Republican supporters, after a succession of losses in reliably Republican states. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire businessman endorsed by President Trump. B…

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BBC News - World

Delhi air quality worsens ahead of Diwali as firework restrictions enter force

Air pollution is an annual problem in Delhi and large parts of northern India Delhi is once again battling worsening air pollution as the onset of winter brings a familiar deterioration in air quality to India's capital. The city's air quality index (AQI) - which measures PM2.5, fine particulate matter that can clog lungs - has crossed 300, entering the "very poor" category and raising health concerns for millions of residents. Breathing such polluted air over prolonged peri…

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BBC News - World

Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Trump heartland on historic night

Democrats have torn up Donald Trump's political map on a night that will send shockwaves through American politics for years to come. With a string of major Senate victories in states that have been reliably Republican for decades - and in Kansas's case, nearly a century - a blue tidal wave crashed across the nation, sweeping Republicans out of power. Halfway through President Donald Trump's second term, the Democrats now have decisive control of the House of Representatives…

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