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India’s salt workers: The human cost of the world’s most popular seasoning
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (91+ words) 101 East investigates the supply chain behind India’s booming salt industry. India is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of salt. It’s an industry built on the labour of the Agarivas, a marginalised community forced to work in extreme…...
Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (440+ words) The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq has struck dozens of agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector, during a visit to the United States…...
Death toll from Uganda school bus crash rises to 24
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (262+ words) Police say another three schoolchildren have succumbed to their injuries since Thursday’s accident. Three more schoolchildren have died from injuries sustained during a fatal bus crash in eastern Uganda, raising the death toll to 23 children and one adult, police said....
China warns UK over British Steel nationalisation, demands fair resolution
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (351+ words) Chinese company Jingye is seeking compensation after the UK’s move to fully nationalise loss-making British Steel. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will closely monitor the United Kingdom’s nationalisation of British Steel, previously owned by a Chinese steelmaker....
Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics center
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (126+ words) Ukrainian strikes hit Russian logistics center Ukrainian drone strikes hit two sprawling warehouses belonging to Russia’s major online retailer, Wildberries, in the Tambov and Moscow regions, killing nine people and wounding dozens, officials said on Saturday. Moscow’s mayor said more…...
Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (417+ words) IMF releases $346m in emergency funds as new details emerge about the disaster response. The death toll from the twin earthquakes that tore through Venezuela’s Caribbean coast last month has surpassed 5,000, as authorities continue recovering bodies from the rubble. National Assembly…...
Belgium bans imports from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (553+ words) The move lands as EU foreign ministers remain deadlocked over a bloc-wide ban on illegal settlement trade Belgium’s federal government has approved a ban on importing goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is the latest…...
Top German conservative quits after surrogacy sparks backlash within party
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (328+ words) German conservative leader says becoming a father through a surrogate is ‘incompatible’ with his office. A high-ranking politician in Germany’s governing conservative coalition has resigned from his position after having a baby through a surrogate mother, a move at odds…...
Armed groups attack Malian military convoy in Gao region
50+ min ago (365+ words) Mali says counterattack under way as rebels claim they inflicted ‘human losses’ and ‘material damage’ on troops. Mali’s army says it has launched a counterattack after fighters linked to al-Qaeda and members of a separatist group ambushed soldiers in the…...
FIFA World Cup: Spain vs Argentina – What to know ahead of the final
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (710+ words) Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi meet in a clash of generations in Sunday’s blockbuster Spain vs Argentina World Cup final in New York. Title-holders Argentina face challengers Spain in a star-studded 2026 FIFA World Cup final, as the 39-day spectacle prepares…...