'How to Save a Dead Friend': Addiction, depression and redemption in post-Soviet Russia
Warning: this interview discusses themes that some will find troubling, including depression and addiction.
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Millions of pilgrims converge on Saudi Arabia for Hajj
Meanwhile, despite the violence in Syria, this year, neighbouring Lebanon has deported hundreds of refugees back to Syria. Officially, over 1 million Syrians live in Lebanon, a tiny country with a population of about five million itself. Amid a devastating economic crisis in Lebanon, anger towards the Syrian population has soared. Our correspondents report.
Putin's move: What next for Prigozhin and Russia's war in Ukraine?
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fraternised on the frontlines with troops who appear to be ignoring the infighting over the border. But Kyiv is cautious: Russia could well try to change the conversation with carpet bombing or worse. How much more pain can Putin inflict?
Basketball star Wembanyama won't play for French national team at 2023 World Cup
The new San Antonio Spurs player told L’Equipe newspaper he won't play with the national basketball team at this year's World Cup in order to protect his still developing body.
Kenyan President William Ruto: 'There are already signs of genocide in Sudan'
"We pay, especially those of us from the Global South and on the African continent, up to eight times more for the same resources, because of something called risk," Kenya's Ruto said. Calling the current system "broken", "rigged" and "unfair", Ruto said the multinational financial architecture needs to be "fixed". He also insisted on the importance of clarifying climate financing in order to deal with poverty and the "existential threat" of climate change.
US envoy John Kerry: ‘There are trillions of dollars waiting to be invested’ in climate transition
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted world leaders at a summit in Paris to thrash out funding for the climate transition and post-Covid debt burdens of poor countries, hoping to secure billions of dollars in investment from the private sector.
Sub tragedy, West Bank violence, Modi's US state visit and Macron's climate summit
You have to turn the clock back two decades to the second Intifada for the last time Israel used a helicopter gunship against West Bank militants. That's what happened on Monday in the Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin. The next day, Jewish settlers were targeted in a gas station shooting spree. Israel's most far-right government ever includes settlers who don't hold back.
A new era for US-India relations? Breaking down Modi's visit to the United States
Meanwhile, the world's most populous country is subject to the world's most frequent internet shutdowns. We take a look at why India has so many blackouts and how it affects daily life.