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There is nothing apolitical about love stories because popular ideas of romance are steeped in 19th century imperialism.

Reporters Without Borders says repression and attacks on press freedom worldwide increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

India reports 1,761 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours - the highest daily toll since the pandemic erupted.

President Idriss Deby, who won a 6th term on Monday, has died of injuries suffered on the frontline, the army said.

Media watchdog downgrades Greece in annual index and warns of a 'problematic' situation for reporters in the EU nation.

The drop in the number of employees on payrolls indicates scarring of the economy after three COVID lockdowns.

Four NGOs have filed a criminal complaint against members of the Syrian government for deadly attacks in 2013 and 2017.

The IEA predicts that CO2 emissions could rise to 33 billion tonnes in 2021 - the second-largest rise in emissions ever.

Over 250 NGOs call on governments to intervene as inequality coupled with the COVID crisis has led to food crisis.

A look at how military forces around the world are reinventing the submarine for future conflicts.

US State Department says the move is part of ongoing campaign to destabilise Ukraine amid Russian troop build-up.

Move follows comments by French president last year that were deemed to be 'blasphemous' by a far-right Pakistani party.

UAE is home to an estimated 1.6 million Pakistanis and is a key source of foreign remittances for Pakistan's economy.

Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic, who was US vice president under Jimmy Carter died on Monday.

Plastic waste and new technology to produce alternatives to plastic are focus areas for the family's investment fund.

Amid a surge of anti-Asian violence, fear creeps in and alters the daily life of vulnerable Asian senior citizens.

As COVID-19 cases rise among passengers, Hong Kong bans all flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines.

Author Mark Bittman tells The Stream why we should think more carefully about what we eat.

Secretary of state says US will lose out on 'countless jobs' if it does not catch up with China in climate policies.

Veteran president, who came to power in a rebellion in 1990, took 79.3 percent of the vote in the April 11 election.

Islamabad urges Taliban to stay engaged after group said it would shun Afghan summits until all foreign forces leave.

Chinese leader says global affairs cannot be decided by just a few countries as rivalry with US intensifies.

Several cities are reporting larger numbers of cremations and burials under coronavirus protocols than official tolls.

EU measures are toughest yet against military that has cracked down violently on protests against its February 1 coup.

Officer Brian Sicknick died from strokes caused by a blood clot in artery to his brain, medical examiner's report finds.

Witness tells Al Jazeera police took 'at least four minutes' to get Wright out of car after shooting near Minneapolis.

UMWA's president said ensuring jobs for displaced miners is crucial to any infrastructure bill taken up by Congress.

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver in December 2018.

Amid surging third wave, Trudeau government unveils first budget in two years with focus on COVID-19 recovery measures.

A federal judge ruled that Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean are dangerous and should not be free pending trial.

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union alleges that Amazon threatened workers with layoffs if they unionised.

Deal seeks to end a months-long political crisis that raised concerns Tbilisi is backsliding on democracy.

Children are staying in overcrowded shelters in Mexico and more than half are without their parents, rights group says.

A group of the richest football/soccer clubs announced Monday plans for the breakaway league starting in August.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump loyalist, is locked in a legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems.

New US sanctions are aimed at state-owned enterprises that support the government of Belarus President Lukashenko.

UN says world is running out of time to tackle the climate crisis, with 2020 one of the three hottest years on record.

Some of the justices are sceptical that some migrants who entered the US illegally should be offered legal citizenship.

Climate activist denounces unequal access to coronavirus vaccines as WHO chief issues warning about rising infections.

Tribal groups are vying over $8bn in funding intended for tribal governments under the 2020 CARES Act.

Miguel Díaz-Canel becomes head of Communist Party, and retains title of president.

Hundreds have lost their lives in recent months due to ethnic violence in Africa's second most populous country.

Officials say some residents of Cape Town neighbourhoods evacuated as 'precautionary' measure.

Apple, which faces an anti-trust hearing on Capitol Hill this week, said Monday it will reinstate Parler to App Store.

The US government's solution to the migrant crisis is militarisation ... again.

An Abu Dhabi art gallery owner offered to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Czech government amid global jab shortfall.

The garment industry is exacerbating India's growing water crisis.

The jury will begin deliberations soon to determine whether former officer Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd.

Russia's troop deployment has sparked fears of an imminent escalation in hostilities in eastern Ukraine.

Crash of a Tesla Model S over the weekend heaped even more pessimism on to electric vehicle stocks.