Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner and Russia's most vociferous opposition leader, died suddenly in jail on February 16, 2024 at the age of 47. GETTY IMAGES

Russia killed opposition leader using dart frog toxin

LONDON – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the United Kingdom and European allies...
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Obama addresses racist ape video shared by Trump

WASHINGTON – Former United States President Barack Obama has indirectly addressed a racist video posted on President Donald Trump's social media, telling a podcast...
The largest rally against Iran was held in Toronto, Canada over the weekend where an estimated 350,000 people turned out to protest. ANDOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES

Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world

BERLIN – Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government, following calls from the exiled son...
Venezuelan political leader Juan Pablo Guanipa speaks to the media after his release from Helicoide prison in Caracas. GETTY IMAGES

Venezuela opposition leader kidnapped after being freed

CARACAS – Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said her opposition colleague Juan Pablo Guanipa has been kidnapped just hours after being released from...
French President Emmanuel Macron warns that “today Europe faces a massive challenge, in a world of disorder.” AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

France’s Macron urges Europe to start acting like world power

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to assert itself on the world stage, saying it is time to start acting like...
United States President Donald Trump (left) shakes hands with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto at a signing ceremony for the new Board of Peace, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. Subianto has argued that Indonesia should help to stabilize Gaza. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Indonesia to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza

JAKARTA – Indonesia says it is preparing up to 8,000 soldiers for deployment to Gaza, the first country to do so as part of...
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Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires

WASHINGTON – The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on February 5 sparked fears about a nuclear...
An injured man is taken to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

More than 30 people killed in blast at Pakistan mosque

ISLAMABAD – At least 32 people have been killed and more than 160 injured in an explosion at a mosque during Friday prayers (February...
Dozens of countries have banned disposable vapes, but with the ban on vape sales in shops, service stations and other small retailers, Australia has introduced “world leading” laws.

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in world-leading move

CANBERRA – Buying a vape just got harder in Australia with the introduction of some of the world’s toughest anti-vaping laws that limit the...
Nearly four in 10 cancers can be prevented as it is "a substantial number", according to a new study.

7 million cancers a year are preventable – WHO

LONDON – Seven million people's cancer could be prevented each year, according to the first global analysis. A report by World Health Organization (WHO) scientists...