A collection of diaries has won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for the first time.
How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Helen Garner charts the Australian writer’s life from the early stages of her career in bohemian…
Category: 2. World
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African women tricked into making Russian drones: ‘My skin was peeling’
Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent
Getty Images / BBCOn her first day of work, Adau realised she had made a big mistake.
“We got our uniforms, not even knowing exactly what we were going to do. From the first day of work we were taken to the drones…
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No space for Islamophobia in New York
New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as US voters delivered an early warning to President Donald Trump ahead of 2026’s midterms. Here’s what he said in his…
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Cargo plane crashes near airport in US state of Kentucky
The Federal Aviation Administration says the aircraft, which was bound for Hawaii, went down at around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday after it departed from the airport.
The plane’s operator says three crewmembers were aboard the aircraft.
Footage shows…
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Riyadh’s request to buy F-35 jets clears key Pentagon hurdle
The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential multi-billion-dollar deal that has cleared a key Pentagon hurdle ahead of a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, two sources…
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Watch: US election night's big winners… in 90 seconds
Zohran Mamdani, who will become New York City’s youngest mayor since 1892, said in his victory speech that his win was a ‘mandate for change’.
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Sudans ambassador urges global action against RSF for war crimes
Amanuel Gebremedhin
Press TV, Addis AbabaSudan’s Permanent Representative to Ethiopia and the African Union has publicly accused the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
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Iranians mark national day of fighting global arrogance
Farzaneh Ashoorioun
Press TV, TehranIranians across the country held rallies on Tuesday to mark Student Day, also known as the National Day of fighting global…
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Mamdani elected as New York Citys first Muslim mayor in historic win
Muslim lawmaker Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the 111th mayor of New York, the first person of South Asian descent and the first person born in Africa to lead the largest…
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Manchester City owner’s hidden hand in Sudan genocide
By Ivan KesicBritish Premier League club Manchester City’s gleaming success on the football field stands in stark contrast to the suffering in Sudan, where a genocide is unfolding with the overt and covert backing…
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