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Drives me crazy: Mumbai residents plead for respite from ‘musical road’

Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and distressingResidents of one of India’s most upmarket neighbourhoods say the country’s first “musical road” has turned their daily lives into a nightmare soundtrack.A stretch of Mumbai’s recently opened Coastal Road seafront expressway has been engineered to play the pulsating Oscar-winning tune Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire when vehicles drive on it at lower speeds. Continue reading...

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ICC to hold hearing on charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

The International Criminal Court has started pretrial hearings on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing three counts of crimes against humanity for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office

Former Zimbabwe Pres. Robert Mugabe’s son faces attempted murder charges in S. Africa

The son of Zimbabwe's late ex-President Robert Mugabe faces attempted murder charges in South Africa after a shooting at his home in Johannesburg

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4 years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a look at the war by the numbers

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine four years ago launched Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II

U.S. provided intel support to Mexico for operation that killed powerful cartel leader

The U.S. provided intelligence support to the Mexican military for its operation Sunday that resulted in the death of powerful drug cartel leader Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," the White House said.