Bitter race for top UN migration job enters home stretch
After months of an unusually acrimonious leadership battle, the International Organization for Migration next week holds elections to decide whether its current chief or his next-in-command will steer the UN agency for the next four years.
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Australian former rugby and NFL player jailed for sex assault
Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne was jailed on Friday for four years and nine months for sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.
Read moreUncertainty as Covid-era US border rules expire
Rules that have allowed US border guards to summarily expel hundreds of thousands of would-be asylum seekers over the last three years expired early Friday, setting up an uncertain future for migrants and inflaming America's always-churning immigration debate.
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Cash-strapped Lebanese soldiers moonlight as mechanics, waiters
A crushing economic crisis in Lebanon has impelled members of the security forces to take on side hustles to get by, raising concerns about security in the eastern Mediterranean country.
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Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs
Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman's appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine.
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On Galapagos Islands, Darwin's flycatcher makes a tiny comeback
Darwin's flycatcher, a small bird with striking vermilion plumage, is making modest but noticeable headway on the Galapagos Islands in its battle back from near extinction, the remote archipelago's national park said Thursday.
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Disinformation adds dark note to pivotal Turkish election
The clip lasted 14 seconds, presented by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as proof that his rival in Sunday's election was running "hand in hand" with outlawed Kurdish militants.
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Asian markets struggle as easing inflation fails to boost optimism
Asian markets fluctuated Friday as traders weighed a range of issues including US debt ceiling hopes, high-level talks between Washington and Beijing, banking sector uncertainty and more signs of a slowing economy.
Read moreClock ticks towards midnight change to US migrant rules
The clock ticked towards the expiry Thursday of pandemic-era rules that have shuttered the US southern border to asylum seekers, with thousands queuing in Mexico in the hope of claiming refuge under an uncertain new regime.
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'I could die too': Ukraine's war widows on the front line
Svitlana Povar knew her husband would not approve when she enlisted in Ukraine's military and deployed to the embattled Donetsk region, where fighting with Russian forces is fiercest.
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