WASHINGTON | Xinhua | As the 2026 U.S. midterm primaries get underway, candidates are vying for their parties’ nominees by promising solutions to some of America’s biggest challenges. For many voters, however, those promises sound strikingly familiar. Election after election, Americans head to the polls hoping for better lives, higher …
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NEW YORK | Xinhua | Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s mayoral election has emerged as one of the most closely watched political upsets in the United States in 2025. Yet winning the election may prove to be the easier task. Many of Mamdani’s proposals face financial, legal and …
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What’s making it so severe? COMMENT | ANDREW WATKINS | Sweltering temperatures are shattering records across Europe, as the continent battles a deadly heatwave. On Tuesday (June 23) and Wednesday (June 24), France endured its hottest days in history, with western regions reaching highs of between 39°C and …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. forces launched fresh airstrikes against Iran late Wednesday, prompting Iranian retaliation against U.S. military positions in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he believed the current ceasefire with Iran was “over,” declaring he didn’t “want to deal with them anymore,” after …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Two veteran scientists won China’s top sci-tech award for the year 2025 on Wednesday for their groundbreaking contributions to the fields of lithium batteries and radar technology, respectively, as the country honored 258 projects and 11 experts for scientific and technological achievements. Chen Liquan, 86, a …
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BAGHDAD | Xinhua | Millions of mourners gathered in Iraq’s holy cities of Najaf and Karbala on Wednesday for the funeral processions of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Initial reports indicated that over 2.3 million people participated in the first hour of the procession in Najaf that began …
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ANKARA | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday an immediate halt to all trade, including visits with Spain, criticizing Madrid’s lack of participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance during a NATO summit held here. Speaking to journalists alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of …
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The system famed for having the stability of government at its core has suddenly started shedding prime ministers like winter coats in the height of summer COMMENT | TONY MCNULTY | This is not the UK’s first leadership transition in government, and it is unlikely to be the last. …
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A new investigation reveals that Facebook, Instagram and Meta’s other social media platforms have evolved into the world’s largest online marketplace for illegal wildlife trade, with recommendation algorithms, engagement tools and monetization systems helping traffickers reach millions of potential buyers while endangered species pay the ultimate price, reports Ronald …
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Around the world, childhood is being reprogrammed by digital technologies but children and young people are not experimental subjects, a captive market, or a commodity COMMENT | EMMANUEL MACRON AND TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS | From social media and online gaming to generative AI systems, digital environments are powerful determinants of …
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