Category: World
UN chief calls on Sudanese paramilitary leader to end siege of North Darfur city
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, is “gravely alarmed” at reports of a full-scale assault on the Sudanese city of al-Fashir by the paramilitary Rapid [more…]
Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark
The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem. The language used to [more…]
China ‘testing us’ across the region, Biden tells leaders at Quad summit
Joe Biden has been recorded on a hot mic telling the leaders of Australia, India and Japan that an aggressive China is “testing us”, in [more…]
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
Elon Musk fought the law. The law appears to have won. X, Musk’s social media platform, has backed down in its fight with the Brazilian [more…]
Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in northern Japan
Heavy rain pounded Japan’s north-central Noto region, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead and several missing, officials have said. The deluges caused [more…]
US soldier Travis King sentenced for desertion after fleeing into North Korea
A US soldier who fled into North Korea last year has been sentenced to 12 months of confinement after pleading guilty to desertion as part [more…]
Missing Kenyan anti-government protesters resurface as police chief appears in court
Three Kenyans who were abducted last month after taking part in an anti-government protest have resurfaced, amid anger directed at a police chief who belatedly [more…]
Europe has questions to answer over migrant abuse in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists
The European Commission can no longer ignore mounting evidence of the gross human rights violations against migrants and refugees in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists. [more…]
‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them
The occupants of the vinyl-coated military tents at this remote jungle camp in Brazil’s wild west compare the hellscape surrounding them to catastrophes old and [more…]
Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured
Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent protests [more…]
