Category: World
Jamaican city gripped by violence after police shooting of gang boss
Schools and businesses in a Jamaican city have been closed and taxis and buses stopped running after the police shooting of a powerful gang boss [more…]
Canada’s top court to hear challenge to controversial Quebec secularism law
Canada’s top court has agreed to hear a challenge to Quebec’s controversial secularism law, paving the way for a fierce debate over provincial powers and [more…]
‘We were betrayed’: families of apartheid victims sue South African government
Lukhanyo Calata’s first memory of his father was the funeral. His mother sobbing, the earth beneath his feet shaking from the number of people gathered [more…]
Family of jailed dissident urge Lammy to prioritise case as he visits Egypt
The family of the jailed British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El Fattah have urged the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to prioritise the dissident’s release above [more…]
Meloni faces questions after Italy frees Libyan general accused of war crimes
Giorgia Meloni’s government is under pressure to clarify why a Rome court refused to approve the arrest of a Libyan general accused of war crimes, [more…]
Families’ relief as memorial unveiled to first world war black South African dead
Elliot Malunga Delihlazo’s grandmother would say that her brother Bhesengile went to war and never came back. The family knew he had died in the [more…]
Colombia scrambles to cope as refugees flee deadly battles between rebel groups
Authorities in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta are scrambling to cope with an influx of internal refugees, as thousands of civilians flee an outbreak [more…]
Families fear for Cuban prisoners after Trump reneges on release deal
The families of Cuban protesters jailed in anti-government demonstrations are waiting anxiously to see if the government will continue with a planned prisoner release after [more…]
Lloyd’s Register apologises for its role in trafficking enslaved people from Africa
Lloyd’s Register, the maritime and industrial group owned by one of Britain’s biggest charities, has apologised for its role in the trafficking of enslaved African [more…]
Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report
After enduring its worst drought on record in 2024, Brazil closed the year with another alarming milestone: between January and December, 30.86m hectares of wilderness [more…]
