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Myanmar’s sweeping internet blackouts drive rebels, medics, scammers to satellite service
Starlink is not licensed in Myanmar but the country may already have over 3,000 dishes up and running
Putin critics lead march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and end to war in Ukraine
Organizers said the march began near Potsdamer Platz and went through the Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie and was expected to end outside the Russian Embassy
Meeting election pledges seen as challenge for Sri Lanka president despite parliamentary win
Major economic benefits will be difficult in country still mired in debt
Cultural experts urge UN to shield war-torn Lebanon's heritage
Several Israeli strikes in recent weeks on Baalbek in the east and Tyre in the south — both strongholds of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah — hit close to ancient Roman ruins designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites
Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute 'genocide'
Last year, Francis met separately with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinians living through the war and set off a firestorm by using words that Vatican diplomats usually avoid: “terrorism” and, according to the Palestinians, “genocide”
UN agency: Over 20,000 displaced by gang violence in Haiti
The IOM said that around 17,000 of the roughly 20,000 people recently forced to relocate were already in temporary housing, with many having been displaced multiple times
Senegal heads to polls as new leaders eye parliamentary win
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye secured victory in March pledging economic transformation, social justice and a fight against corruption — raising hopes among a largely youthful population facing high inflation and widespread unemployment
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza as arrests are made over flares fired at Netanyahu's home
Netanyahu and his family were not at the residence when two flares were fired at it overnight
A dancing Trump finds internet fame in China
The popularity of social media content about the US president-elect might reflect the disaffection of Chinese youth, say analysts
Activists plant trees in Mali, but residents strip them for firewood, saying there's no choice
Some say alternatives like cooking gas and solar panels are too expensive
'Morphing' wheel from South Korea may transform lives - and robots
It can roll over obstacles up to 1.3 times the height of its radius, going from solid to fluid when it encounters impediments
Norway's Kon-Tiki Museum returns artifacts to Chile's remote Easter Island
Among those that are being returned this time around are human remains called Ivi Tepuna and sculpted stones
Russia launches one of its fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine's infrastructure
The attack came as fears mount about Moscow's intentions to devastate Ukraine's power generation capacity ahead of winter.
Lion cub evacuated from war-torn Lebanon to South African sanctuary
Sara is the fifth lion cub to be evacuated from Lebanon by rescue group Animals Lebanon since Hezbollah and Israel began exchanging fire a day after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel by Hamas
Chinese social media reels over woman's illegal surrogacy case
The incident comes as Chinese authorities grapple with how to increase the country's birth rate as more young couples put off having children or opt to have none
Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence
Against all odds, last month the Bougsemtenga district in the capital turned into a festival grounds to host Recreatrales for the 13th time
Spy satellite images leads to the site of a historic battle in Iraq
Battle of al-Qadisiyah was fought in Mesopotamia — present-day Iraq — in the A.D. 630s
Thailand's baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng now has an official song in 4 languages
50-second song features simple lyrics like ‘Moo Deng Moo Deng, boing boing boing/ Mommy mommy, play with me.’