Category: World
Trump administration deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador
The 17 additional people the US shipped off to a prison in El Salvador on Sunday and accused of being tied to transnational gangs were [more…]
Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’
The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to [more…]
NYU canceled talk on USAID cuts for being ‘anti-governmental’, doctor says
The former international head of Doctors Without Borders says she was left “stunned” after New York University canceled her presentation because some of her slides [more…]
New images reveal extent of looting at Sudan’s national museum as rooms stripped of treasures
Videos of Sudan’s national museum showing empty rooms, piles of rubble and broken artefacts posted on social media after the Sudanese army recaptured the area [more…]
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians face power outages due to ice storm
More than 300,000 Canadians faced power outages in parts of Ontario on Sunday as an ice storm pummeled the region over the weekend, according to [more…]
Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair
Donors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in memory of his late mother when he left the UK, the chair of Sentebale has said amid [more…]
Myanmar earthquake: level of devastation ‘hasn’t been seen in over a century in Asia’, says Red Cross – as it happened
Myanmar faces a humanitarian crisis after the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake. “What we’re seeing here in Myanmar is a level of devastation that hasn’t been seen [more…]
Prince Harry accused of bullying ‘at scale’ by chair of charity he founded
The chair of a charity set up by Prince Harry has accused him of “harassment and bullying at scale” after he and several others quit [more…]
Skygazers gather across northern hemisphere to glimpse partial solar eclipse
People across the northern hemisphere have gathered to catch a glimpse of the partial solar eclipse. The eclipse peaked in London at about 11am on [more…]
Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction
A Kenyan man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death over an attack on British tourists is suing the Metropolitan police over its role [more…]