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The Guardian – World · Europe
Limiting access to German church to well-off visitors would be ‘socially unjust’, critics sayPlans at Cologne Cathedral to start charging visitor fees have spa…
BBC News – World · Europe
The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
The Guardian – World · Europe
Thousands of girls were locked up by Board for the Protection of Women for ‘rehabilitation’ Spain is to formally pardon a group of 53 women who are among thous…
The Guardian – World · Europe
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has diedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get…
Times of India – World · India
- Avijit Ghosh is an associate editor at The Times of India. Passionate about films, music, cricket, and football. - Authored *Bandicoots in the Moonlight*, …
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Khalidi, who documented the Nakba and founded the Institute for Palestine Studies, died in the US on Sunday.
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
From anti-Nazi photo montages to staged photos, an exhibition in Amsterdam focuses on the long history of manipulated visuals.
Times of India – World · India
Eminent historian K.N. Panikkar, a leading Marxist scholar and founder chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, passed away at 89 in Thiruvanant…
The Hindu – World · India
The worst damage a weapon can inflict in a war need not be nuclear. The firebombings of World War II show this vividly
The Hindu – World · India
Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new Supreme Leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a reported U.S.–Israeli airstrike
South China Morning Post – World · China
From the 18th century onwards, female authors gained unprecedented prominence, from Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters in the West to the rise of significant w…
South China Morning Post – World · China
Today, we can order food from apps and enjoy it at home, thanks to smartphones and e-payments. But long before modern vehicles and technology, ancient China ha…
The New York Times – World · US
Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of Hitler.
The New York Times – World · US
A former actress who grew up in poverty, she was one of the most hated women in modern Chinese history for her role in the Cultural Revolution.
The New York Times – World · US
The glamorous official hostess in South Vietnam’s presidential palace, she was a politically powerful and often outspoken figure during the Vietnam War.
The New York Times – World · US
She underwent a wartime metamorphosis, from a fun-loving girl to a highly decorated Resistance fighter.
The New York Times – World · US
An idealistic socialite who fought alongside Fidel and Raúl Castro in the mountains of Cuba, she was the country’s unofficial first lady for decades.
The New York Times – World · US
She held the office of prime minister longer than any other British politician in the 20th century, setting her country on a right-leaning economic path.
The New York Times – World · US
She rose to power in 1960 as a widow and mother of three, becoming the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister.
The New York Times – World · US
The dominant figure in Indian politics for nearly two decades, she was elected prime minister four times before being assassinated by her bodyguards.
The New York Times – World · US
News of her affair with the government minister John Profumo and other revelations set England abuzz in the early 1960s.
The New York Times – World · US
Once a teacher in Milwaukee, she climbed the ranks of the Labor Party to become Israel’s first female prime minister.
The Guardian – World · Europe
Early in a life of service, LaFayette did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, AlabamaBernard LaFayette, the advance man who did …
BBC News – World · Europe
Female fighters recall how the conflict in the northern Tigray destroyed their lives, as fears grow that fighting could resume.
Times of India – World · India
- TOI World Desk's team of seasoned journalists and passionate writers covers global events with diverse perspectives. - Committed to accuracy, depth, and ti…
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The iconic cathedral's chapter said the fee is meant to cover the increasing cost of the facility's maintenance, security and operation. The cathedral attracts…
The Guardian – World · Europe
British former champion hits out at former colonial rulers‘I’m hoping countries unite and take Africa back’Lewis Hamilton has called for a movement to “take Af…
The New York Times – World · US
The country and its small Jewish community are still trying to process the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in December.
BBC News – World · Europe
Prisoners recently released from detention in Venezuela describe the conditions under which they were held.
Times of India – World · India
Finn Allen smashed a record 33-ball century — the fastest in T20 World Cup history — to lead New Zealand to a nine-wicket win over South Africa in the semi-fin…
South China Morning Post – World · China
As the world watches in horror at death raining from the skies in the Middle East, millions of Chinese are glued to the television watching a turbulent drama t…
South China Morning Post – World · China
The US military has said that it has hit nearly 2,000 targets inside Iran since Saturday. Nearly 800 people have been killed, including some whom US President …
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
What is the fate of civilisations?
BBC News – World · Europe
Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.
Times of India – World · India
The Bhojshala complex in Dhar, simultaneously known as a temple and mosque, remains a site of intense communal dispute. A recent 2,189-page ASI survey, intende…
Times of India – World · India
Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israel strike, with his burial planned for Mashhad. The assassination marks a sign…
The Hindu – World · India
- Drone show highlights preparation of grave site for Iran school attack victims. - Event aims to honor casualties of the 2023 attack at a school in Iran. …
Wired · Global
Apple turns 50 on April 1. In his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, David Pogue chronicles the secrecy-laden environment in which Steve Jobs willed the firs…
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Tehran's historic Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has sustained major damage after US-Israeli strikes.
Times of India – World · India
Hamas’s October 7 attack triggered a regional unravelling that had been decades in the making. This piece traces how Iran built the Axis of Resistance after th…
The Guardian – World · Europe
Civil rights leader will get final full honors from state where, in 1960, he led Black students into segregated libraryAfter a long career of fighting for civi…
The Guardian – World · Europe
After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovationJust over…
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Nigel Biggar on the brutal legacy of Britain’s colonial past.
The Guardian – World · Europe
Exhibits pay homage to Ukrainians’ resilience and bring home the reality that war is going on in EuropeDescending into the windowless basement of a second worl…
Times of India – World · India
- EIC formally dissolved in 1874 due to the 1857 First War of Independence. - The war led to the end of EIC's rule in India. - Dissolution marked a shift f…
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