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As dawn breaks out over New Delhi, 15-year-old Alamgir Munna picks up his thela (cart) and heads out for work, such that it is. At an age when he should be in school, the young ragpicker sifts through heaps of

Biden unlikely to meet bold Democrat demands after abortion ruling, sources say  Reuters.com Dobbs v. Jackson fallout: Democrats demand ‘more fight’ on abortion from Biden, reports New York Times  Fox News Biden calls for filibuster carveout to protect abortion rights  The Hill Opinion

John Lee will become Hong Kong’s new leader on July 1, when he’s expected to be sworn in by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Lee is the first chief executive to be installed since anti-government protests roiled the city in 2019

A long, meandering corridor guarded by stale pipes and wires lining the walls separate the 10 cubicles stacked on either side. Their occupants—their faces covered in white masks amid the stifling heat—are squeezed into their tiny, allotted spaces demarcated by

After a landslide victory in one of the Philippines’ most polarizing elections, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.—a former senator and the son of a late dictator—was sworn in as the Philippines’ president on June 30. Delegates from several countries attended the

Forensics staff examine a crime scene on a grass verge on the banks of the Rhine in Bonn after a severed human head has been found in front of the Bonn Regional Court. Thomas Banneyer/dpa A severed head discovered in

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference at the end of the first day at the Nato summit at the IFEMA Exhibition Centre. Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa NATO leaders agreed a new security doctrine that sees Russia as

The namesake son of an ousted dictator is sworn in as Philippine president in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history in the country. (Image credit: Francis R. Malasig/AP)

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s electricity grid creaked on Thursday under the strain of Tokyo’s hottest June streak since 1875, as the sudden shutdown of a power plant left tens of millions of residents a step closer to blackouts that would

Liz Cheney Calls Trump ‘a Domestic Threat That We Have Never Faced Before’  The New York Times Liz Cheney says US is ‘confronting a domestic threat’ in Donald Trump  CNN A potential legal bombshell in the Jan. 6 hearing that you might