China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals
Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.
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Israel fires deadly airstrike at Gaza tent camp, Palestinian officials say
Israel fired airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, Palestinian officials said, in what the military called a response to
Gisèle Pelicot has been called a lot of things: Victim. Survivor. Icon. She calls herself ‘an optimist’
Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity at her ex-husband’s trial in September 2024, where he would be convicted of drugging her, raping her and
Tourism was once an ‘economic locomotive’ in Cuba. Now, the train is coming off the tracks
For decades, Cuba’s tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an “economic locomotive” among authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island
Skier Lindsey Vonn ‘discharged from hospital’ a week after horror Olympics crash
US ski star Lindsey Vonn has reportedly been discharged from hospital in Italy, about a week after a horror crash ended her Olympic comeback.
Gaza author and analyst Jehad Abusalim on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Gaza author Jehad Abusalim speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s Board of Peace and the enclave’s future.
Europeans say Russia poisoned dissident Alexey Navalny with dart frog toxin
Five European countries say lab tests conclude that Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was killed in 2024.
Israel approves proposal to register West Bank lands as ‘state property’
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Ukrainian drone damages Russian Black Sea port ahead of U.S.-brokered peace talks
A Ukrainian drone strike ignited fires at one of Russia’s Black Sea ports, officials said on Sunday, ahead of fresh talks aimed at ending the
The art of no deal: A Greenlandic carver’s vengeful response to Trump shows opportunity amid crisis
Greenlanders don’t think that Tweety McTreason is done with their island quite yet, but some are determined to make the most of the crisis. Carver
Ottawa sees ‘huge opportunity’ as trade delegation heads to Mexico, says cabinet minister
A Canadian trade mission to Mexico this week could produce new deals by early spring, and marks the country’s “most significant” such mission ever to
Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say
The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people.
Robots and Draco Malfoy: How China is celebrating the Year of the Horse
BEIJING — The Lunar New Year is coming, and China is on the move
Director vacancies at the NIH give Trump administration an opportunity to exert control
More than half of the National Institutes of Health’s 27 institutes and centers are missing permanent directors, giving the Trump administration an unusual opportunity to