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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will step down after a broad left-wing coalition won the most seats in Sunday’s second round of parliamentary elections. The New Popular Front failed to win a majority, but did beat the far-right Rassemblement National, which finished in third place behind the president’s centrist party. Emmanuel MacronThe […]

BYD Auto is set to announce plans this week to build a $1 billion electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Turkey, targeting the domestic and European markets, according to local sources citing Turkish government officials. The announcement would come just days after the European Union imposed additional import duties of up to 38% on battery

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan said wage increases are broad-based across the economy as a result of a tight labor market, signaling confidence the country is making progress toward sustainably achieving its 2 percent inflation target. The optimistic assessment made Monday at the BOJ’s quarterly meeting of regional branch managers

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing about 4,000 people, authorities and an aid agency said as the city braces for a week of devastating storms. South African weather authorities said on Monday that Cape Town and surrounding

An AI-generated image of a building covered in scaffolding has been shared repeatedly in social media posts, falsely claiming to show India’s iconic Taj Mahal during construction in 1632. The Instagram user who first posted the image said it was created using the generative AI tool Midjourney. “One of the seven wonders of the world

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces fired multiple ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Ukrainian targets on Monday, the Ukrainian air force said, adding that explosions were felt and heard in the capital, Kyiv. The daylight attack included Kinzhal hypersonic missilesone of the most advanced Russian weapons, according to the air force. The Kinzhal flies

An old clip of a street theatre performance has been shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a supporter of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group being pulled out of her car and shot dead by Muslims in Kerala. The video has been circulating since September 2017, when members of the Democratic Youth Federation

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Monday, July 8, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jul 8 (IPS) – Most multilateral financial institutions have long encouraged developing countries to borrow commercially, but not from China. Now borrowers are stuck in debt traps with little hope of escape. Jomo Kwame SundaramMore debt, less

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Monday, July 8, 2024 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jul 8 (IPS) – In June, Namibia’s Supreme Court struck down two sections of the country’s Sexual Offences Act, which criminalised consensual sexual relations between men and declared them unconstitutional. Although almost no one has been convicted in decades,

Opinion by Daud Khan (Rome) Monday, July 8, 2024 Inter Press Service ROME, Jul 8 (IPS) – Immigrants are essential to Europe’s economic survival. They are needed to do the jobs that most Europeans no longer want to do. Jobs that involve manual labour in agriculture and industry; or domestic help, or elderly care; or