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Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal denounces the continued detention of its reporter as a 'brazen and outrageous attack' on free press.
How is India rescuing 41 workers stuck 16 days under a collapsed tunnel?
On Wednesday, officials indicated they were close to a breakthrough.
‘Many different Amazonias, Amazonians’: The cultures of Brazil’s Amazon
Brazil’s slice of the Amazon rainforest is home to 28 million people.
Uneasy calm in Sierra Leone as Freetown uprising reveals underlying tension
Sunday’s attacks came as deep resentment swells among Sierra Leoneans feeling the bite of a flailing economy.
Niger’s military government repeals anti-migration law after eight years
The new order also stipulates that convictions handed down under the law passed in May 2015 'shall be erased'.
Pro-Israel demonstrator chants Nazi-era slur at protest
A pro-Israel demonstrator has been filmed chanting a Nazi-era slur at Jewish people.
Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis
The Greek PM expressed 'displeasure' that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles.
N Korea defends satellite launch at UN, as Kim ‘studies’ images of Pentagon
The launch of the spy satellite last week was slammed by Western powers as well as Pyongyang's neighbours.
Killer mines in Kuwait keep Gulf War alive and deadly
The shadow of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invasion of Kuwait in 1990-1991 still looms over the Gulf emirate.
Australia to ban single-use vape imports from 2024
Australia is also planning legislation to ban the manufacture, advertising or supply of disposable vapes.