Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia
More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year.
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U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.
Dozens feared dead in India at Kumbh Mela religious festival
Witnesses describe surging crowds that crushed people on the banks of the Ganges as they arrived to take a dip at holy site India crowd crushes – latest updates Dozens of people are feared to have died in multiple crowd crushes at India’s Kumbh Mela festival, local officials at the scene have said, as vast…
Tesla investors want Elon Musk to answer questions about ‘salute,’ role in Trump White House
Tesla shareholders are asking questions about CEO Elon Musk and his political distractions ahead of fourth-quarter call.
Oklahoma schools plan to require proof of students’ immigration status
Proposal from state board of education condemned by teachers and rights groups, as parents and students protest Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s US citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposed rule approved Tuesday by the state board of education. The board voted unanimously…
Australia’s underlying inflation rate falls to 3.2% to bolster case for RBA rate cut next month
Consumer price index dropped to 2.4% in December quarter, according to ABS figures released on Wednesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Australia’s underlying inflation rate has fallen to a three-year low of 3.2%, bolstering the case for a rate cut next month that…
Japan and Aussie stocks rise as Wall Street stages a sharp recovery; most Asia markets closed for holiday
Australia’s inflation rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Stampede at India’s Maha Kumbh Mela Hindu Festival Leaves Pilgrims Hurt
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, were rushing to the confluence of two sacred rivers, officials said.
Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil
The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now
Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.