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LONG READ ‘Open prison’: The forced labour driving India’s $5 trillion economy dream India has more than 300 million unorganised sector workers. Many suffer from withheld wages, endless toil and…

Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of a retired general…

‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country’s grinding civil war. Displaced civilians turn…

Israel warns of more attacks on Lebanon if Hezbollah not disarmed Israel warned ‘there will be no calm in Beirut’ after launching its largest attack on the Lebanese capital since…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,199 These are the key events on day 1,199 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Video Duration 01 minutes 47 seconds play-arrow 01:47 Russia…

Sinner beats Djokovic to set up French Open final with Alcaraz Jannik Sinner downs Novac Djokovic to reach maiden French Open final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Italy’s Jannik Sinner,…

US Supreme Court grants DOGE access to sensitive Social Security data The ruling was one of two victories that the US’s highest court handed the Trump administration in cases about…

Deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges After his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, Abrego Garcia faces US charges of transporting undocumented migrants. The US deported…

Trump announces second round of US trade talks with China next week Teams will try to resolve tariffs war amid spats over China’s curbs on rare minerals and US revocation…