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What to know about Gaza's Rafah crossing, which could open within days

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel's Prime ... Read More


Chaos erupts in Somalia's parliament over proposed constitutional amendments

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Scuffles and shouting broke out Wednesday during a joint session of Somalia's parliament after the speaker attempted to advance proposed constitutional amendments that opposition... Read More


Four big questions ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards show

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The 68th annual Grammy Awards are Sunday, airing live from Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on CBS and Paramount+. What can viewers expect? According to the Recording Academy: some... Read More


ASEAN should adhere to rule of law in face of 'unilateral actions,' Philippines' top diplomat says

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Southeast Asian countries should steadfastly maintain restraint and adhere to international law as acts of aggression across Asia and "unilateral actions" elsewhere in the world ... Read More


Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti's capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country, a ... Read More


Huge landslide leaves Sicilian homes teetering on cliff edge as 1,500 people are evacuated

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited a southern town in Sicily on Wednesday that has been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after days of heavy rains from a cyclone trigger... Read More


Japan's last pair of pandas have arrived back in China

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Japan's last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century. The bears are heading back as diplomatic relati... Read More


Rwanda sues the UK over controversial migrant deal

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Rwanda has said it is suing the United Kingdom to seek payments over an aborted, controversial migrant deal under which the East African nation was to host deported asylum seeker... Read More


Russia and Ukraine's combined war casualties could reach 2 million soon, report estimates

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could be 2 million by spring, with Russia sustaining the largest number of troop deaths... Read More


Bangladesh's ousted leader Hasina denounces the upcoming election from her exile in India

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- From her exile in India, Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country's upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen... Read More