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Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty
Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali on Thursday announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, ...
Cricket fans in India were celebrating their team’s win. A stampede turned that joy into tragedy
A sea of cricket crazy fans were packed inside the Indian stadium, celebrating a long-awaited victory of their favorite team.
Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical ...
What it takes to clean industrial soot and grime from a Pittsburgh church’s murals
How do you conserve 80-year-old murals that have accumulated decades’ worth of soot, salt and other deterioration? Slowly and ...
Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip
Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in ...
5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey’s opposition
Turkish authorities suspended five elected mayors from duty Thursday as part of an ongoing crackdown on the country’s ...
Outgoing head of Europe’s drug agency warns of surge of violence from stimulant trade
Europe’s top official monitoring illegal drugs has a parting message near the end of his tenure: the relentless rise in the ...
Nintendo Switch 2 launch, after an 8 year wait, draws big lines
Eager customers lined up outside electronics stores hours in advance in Tokyo on Thursday to collect their pre-ordered Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. The much anticipated ...
South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon’s wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former ...
India is preparing to launch its delayed census, including controversial questions about caste
India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial ...
NATO set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike
NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve plans to buy more weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a U.S.
New Zealand Parliament votes for record suspensions of 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka
New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law.