Category: World
Canada city devastated by 2016 wildfire faces evacuations as new blaze nears
Residents of four suburbs in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire approaches the city, stirring grim reminders [more…]
‘Impossible’ heatwave struck Philippines in April, scientists find
The record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have been impossible without the climate crisis, scientists have found. Searing heat above 40C (104F) [more…]
British Columbia to bar those guilty of serious crimes from changing names
Canada’s westernmost province has says it will stop people who committed serious crimes from changing their names, following revelations that a child-killer tried to keep [more…]
Niger’s prime minister blames US for rupture of military pact
Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, Niger’s prime minister, has blamed the US for a rupture in an important military pact between the two countries that allows [more…]
Global violence causing record numbers of internally displaced people
Conflict has forced more than 68 million people to leave their homes as of the end of 2023 – the highest figure since data became [more…]
Thousands evacuated in Canada as intense wildfire approaches town
An intense wildfire could hit a town in western Canada on Monday, based on forecasts of strong winds that have been fueling the out-of-control blaze [more…]
Weather tracker: Geomagnetic storms trigger northern lights
Night skies were lit up around the world by a spectacular display of the northern lights on Friday, with sightings seen widely across Europe, the [more…]
Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and caused torrents of cold lava and mud to flow down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at [more…]
Death, disease and despair as fighting closes in on besieged Sudanese city
At the Abu Shouk camp for displaced people on the northern fringe of El Fasher in North Darfur, about seven people a day arrive with [more…]
Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala
Could Keir Starmer “Make Asylum Boring Again”? That would be the ultimate test of success for his claim that he can grip the issue that [more…]