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Jose Mujica, former Uruguay president and leftist icon, dies at 89

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla fighter and icon of the left in Latin America, died at the age of 89 on May 13, 2025, the government announced. Photo: AFP

Jose Mujica, former Uruguay president and leftist icon, dies at 89

Sabitri Bhandari, coordinator of the Miteri Jaibik Pad Udhyog factory in Chitwan, inspects a pad-making machine. Photo: Bibek Bhandari

Nepal activists tackle pad pollution and challenge traditional menstruation views

From Chicago to the Vatican – how the world got its first US-born Pope

India and Pakistan clash kills dozens, the region’s worst violence in decades

Syed Adil Shah’s family mourn hero who died fighting Kashmir attacker in Pahalgam

Global aid funding cuts disrupt child vaccinations almost as much as pandemic: UN

Trump’s foreign aid cuts will strain responses to health crises worldwide: WHO

Pope Francis, known for humble style and advocacy for compassion, dies at 88

Trump tariffs: Hongkong Post halts US-bound airmail parcels

Trump continues to threaten defiant Harvard University

InfoSpark: Discover the kiwi fruit’s fascinating origin – China

The Lens: After a fatal crash in Malaysia, was this TikTok apology sincere?

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as rescuers dig through debris with hands

The Lens: Pakistan TV dramas win Indian hearts, bridging the gap between neighbour nations

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained and beaten by soldiers

South Korea’s impeached PM reinstated as country’s acting leader

Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ the US Education Department

Listen Up: Philippine town in Manila puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

Weak but stable Pope Francis sends first audio message from hospital

Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after angry clash with Zelensky

Jose Mujica, former Uruguay president and leftist icon, dies at 89

Nepal activists tackle pad pollution and challenge traditional menstruation views

From Chicago to the Vatican – how the world got its first US-born Pope

India and Pakistan clash kills dozens, the region’s worst violence in decades

Syed Adil Shah’s family mourn hero who died fighting Kashmir attacker in Pahalgam

Global aid funding cuts disrupt child vaccinations almost as much as pandemic: UN

Trump’s foreign aid cuts will strain responses to health crises worldwide: WHO

Pope Francis, known for humble style and advocacy for compassion, dies at 88

Trump tariffs: Hongkong Post halts US-bound airmail parcels

Trump continues to threaten defiant Harvard University

InfoSpark: Discover the kiwi fruit’s fascinating origin – China

The Lens: After a fatal crash in Malaysia, was this TikTok apology sincere?

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as rescuers dig through debris with hands

The Lens: Pakistan TV dramas win Indian hearts, bridging the gap between neighbour nations

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained and beaten by soldiers

South Korea’s impeached PM reinstated as country’s acting leader

Trump signs order to ‘eliminate’ the US Education Department

Listen Up: Philippine town in Manila puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes

Weak but stable Pope Francis sends first audio message from hospital

Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after angry clash with Zelensky

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