Category: World
Canada’s Tories target Trudeau as they seek seismic shift in political landscape
Canada’s Conservative party will make its first bid to unseat prime minister Justin Trudeau this week, the latest attempt in its decade-long aim of restoring [more…]
Firm disclosed phone data of shot Tanzanian politician, UK tribunal hears
Gunmen tried to assassinate a Tanzanian opposition politician after a telecoms company secretly passed his mobile phone data to the government, according to evidence heard [more…]
Fresh Egypt arms shipment to Somalia raises regional tensions
Egypt has sent a second arms shipment to Somalia’s federal government in the space of a month, drawing criticism from its longstanding rival Ethiopia, amid [more…]
As it meets against backdrop of Israel’s bombing of Lebanon, is UN too broken to be fixed?
As diplomats from nearly 200 member states gather in New York this week for the UN general assembly against the backdrop of a massive Israeli [more…]
Family call on UK to ensure British activist goes free from Egyptian jail
The family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British activist and author imprisoned in Egypt, are calling on the UK government as well as the Egyptian [more…]
Hurricane John poised to slam Mexico’s Pacific coast with 100mph winds
Mexico’s southern coast was bracing for flash floods and storm surges as Hurricane John quickly intensified into a category 2 storm on Monday afternoon. Originally [more…]
Tanzania opposition leaders arrested amid crackdown on dissent
Police in Tanzania have arrested three leaders of the main opposition party in a series of detentions to prevent a planned anti-government protest, the latest [more…]
AFL stars walk Brownlow medal red carpet – as it happened
Before we say goodnight, a recap of the major events of the day: The live news blog will be back bright and early tomorrow morning. [more…]
Weather tracker: Extensive flooding in Japan after ‘unprecedented’ rainfall
Heavy rain caused extensive flooding in central Japan over the weekend, with at least one person reported dead and several more unaccounted for. Officials said [more…]
Japan floods: six dead after rain pounds region still recovering from earthquake
At least six people have died and 10 others are missing after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides along a peninsula in Japan that is [more…]