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The Best Time to Visit India—and Where to Go on Your First Trip
Ania Blazejewska There’s no one easy answer to the question that is “When is the best time to visit India?” The good
Zelensky criticizes Georgia’s leadership for protest crackdown
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the harsh crackdown on demonstrators in Georgia and accused the country’s leadership of bowing to Moscow.
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of
Hydrogen-powered river vessel debuts in Paris
The Sogestran Group has unveiled the ZULU 06, the first hydrogen-powered river vessel on the Seine in the French capital. Minister of
Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine
French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African
Tesla’s November China EV Sales Drop 4.3% as BYD Hits New High
Tesla Inc. (TSLA, Financial) announced a 4.3% year-over -year decline in November China-made EV sales to 78,856 units, as reported by CPCA.
135 killed in football stadium crush, Guinea rights groups say
Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on
The ultimate guide to Seoul—from high-rises to hiking
South Korea’s thriving, open-all-hours capital is also a place of major historical pedigree, having served as the heart of the Joseon dynasty
Australian detectives find Putin photos on drugs stashed in car
Australian organized crime detectives charged a man they said was trying to smuggle $18 million Australian ($11.6 million US) worth of methamphetamine
Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes ‘unbearable’
In Vietnam’s heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching
Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia’s first female president after last
Italy bans Airbnb self-check-ins
For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will have
Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last
The Owners of These Refreshed Saltbox Homes in Newfoundland Have to Hike or Boat In
No roads lead to the set of residences in remote Canada, modernized with steel roofs, window boxes, surprising swaths of color, and
Outcry in Brazil as video shows a Sao Paulo police officer throwing a man off a bridge
Rio de Janeiro (AP) — A military police officer in Brazil ‘s biggest metropolitan area threw a man off a bridge and
Recover opens recycled cotton fibre production factory in Vietnam
Recover says the facility will commence operations by the beginning of 2025 and will mark a significant milestone in its global expansion
Uni finds 350,000 African artefacts in storage
An estimated 350,000 African artefacts and manuscripts, as well as human remains, photographs and natural history specimens, have been found in a
Russia is all in on defense spending
Putin has signed off on a record defense budget for 2025 amid the ongoing Ukraine war. Defense spending will rise to 13.5
Norway sends F-35s, 100 soldiers to guard Polish airport near Ukraine
Norway will assume responsibility under NATO to safeguard the airspace of Poland’s Rzeszów airport and will send 100 soldiers, air defence systems
Much colder, some accumulating snow inland by midweek!
If you think it is cold now, wait until the end of this week, an Arctic Blast is on the way! Typically,
40 years since world’s deadliest gas leak killed thousands in India
Forty years ago, an Indian city became the site of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters. On the night of 2
Spanish deliver company Glovo to employ riders on a permanent basis
A Glovo delivery rider drives through the city. Glovo, the Spanish subsidiary of the German food delivery service Delivery Hero, is to
Someone Already Crashed A 2025 BMW M5
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Someone Already Crashed A 2025 BMW M5 It didn’t take long for one of
Drivers for Spanish food delivery app Glovo will become full-time employees
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of delivery drivers in Spain working for the food delivery app Glovo will soon be full employees after
Mozambique protests must go on for months, opposition leader says
Protests that have led to weeks of clashes with Mozambique’s security forces need to continue for “maybe two to three months”, the
China is studying sanctions on Russia to figure out how to handle them if it invades Taiwan, report says
China is studying the effects of Western sanctions on Russia to prepare for any invasion of Taiwan. Its officials have visited Russian
Denso, Fuji Electric get government aid for power chips
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has agreed to provide subsidies worth up to JPY70.5bn (US$470m) to Denso Corporation, Toyota
BBC hears of horror and hunger in Sudan massacre town
No one lives in the ghostly outskirts of El Geneina anymore. But its empty buildings still stand to tell their shocking stories,
How a Ugandan opposition leader disappeared in Kenya and ended up in military court
The mysterious detention of Uganda’s opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a visit to Kenya nearly two weeks ago has sparked widespread
France Won’t Be Blackmailed on Budget, Finance Minister Says
(Bloomberg) — Finance Minister Antoine Armand said France won’t accept artificial budget deadlines from Marine Le Pen even as the far-right leader
Countries deadlock on UN treaty on plastic pollution
Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of
Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers prepare to strike across Germany
Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers will participate Monday in strikes at plants across Germany, labor union IG Metall said, marking the
German auto giant Volkswagen braces for strikes called for Monday
The IG Metall trade union has called for widespread labour strikes at all Volkswagen plants in Germany from Monday as workers at
Israeli ex-minister decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza
Former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon has accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip in an interview with Israeli broadcaster
German minister warns of Russia-NATO confrontations
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of growing confrontation between Russia and NATO, in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper published
China seeks to boost energy ties with Turkmenistan
China is keen to expand energy cooperation with Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday. Wang met his counterpart Rashid Meredov,
Bee ‘rescuer’ in Peruvian capital plies his trade with passion, free of charge
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alfredo Santiago has a unique job in Peru ‘s capital city of Lima: he’s a bee rescuer. The
Romanians cast ballots in parliamentary election as turmoil in presidential race grips the nation
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians are casting ballots in a parliamentary election on Sunday sandwiched between a two-round presidential race, the first
Battle for Syria’s Aleppo – the city becomes a battleground again
Rebel forces in Syria have seized control of most of the city Aleppo after launching a surprise offensive against government forces, a