Palestinians held a funeral on Thursday (May 28) in Gaza City for Hamas' military wing commander Emad Esleem, as Israel ...

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The New York Attorney General has opened an inquiry into FIFA's ticketing practices after some fans complained they weren't getting what they paid for. But with tickets for the final on sale for over ...

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Who decides which hands are worthy of praise, and which ones are meant to be invisible? In every household, some hands carry the weight of survival quietly, without medals or recognition. My mother’s ...

For most of modern history, economic growth has been tightly coupled with the use of fossil fuels. Cities now house more than half of the world’s population, and that urbanization has come ...

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure after his Labour Party faced a historic drubbing in local and regional elections that delivered sweeping gains for hard-right Reform UK, ...

Amid heightened immigration enforcement in the United States, businesses may be tempted to turn a blind eye to the mistreatment of workers without legal status in their supply chain. This temptation ...

PARIS — Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and ...

India, May 1 -- Labour Day 2026, also known as International Workers' Day or May Day, will be observed on Friday, May 1, 2026 across many countries around the world. The day is dedicated to honouring ...

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