Category: World
Justin Trudeau pressured to resign by backbench MPs within own party
Disgruntled members of Canada’s Liberal party have given Justin Trudeau an ultimatum: decide early next week if you want to stay on as leader, or [more…]
Putin calls for alternative international payment system at Brics summit
Vladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent the US using the [more…]
Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds
The proportion of women killed in conflicts around the world doubled last year, with women now accounting for 40% of all those killed in war [more…]
EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry
The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of a human rights inquiry into Tunisia it conducted shortly before announcing a controversial migration deal [more…]
Breakdown in global order causing progress to stall in Africa – report
The global rise of populism and “strongmen” has led to an increase in authoritarianism in Africa that is holding back progress in governance, the businessman [more…]
Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them
Two men have pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a Sikh man who was acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight [more…]
Surrogacy ring accused of exploiting vulnerable women in Argentina
An international surrogacy ring exploited impoverished women, denied payments for miscarriages, and “commercialised” babies in Argentina, prosecutors have alleged. A team of prosecutors said they [more…]
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
Good morning. In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities [more…]
Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study
Millions of teenagers in Africa are suffering from asthma with no formal diagnosis as the continent undergoes rapid urbanisation, researchers have found. The study, published [more…]
Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week
Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in [more…]
