Donald Sutherland, whose acting career spanned six decades and included starring in such highly acclaimed films as Don’t Look Now, M*A*S*H and The Hunger Games,
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South Africa’s Democratic Alliance suspends MP for racist comments
A South African MP has been suspended by the Democratic Alliance (DA) for racist comments, less than a week after the white-led party formed a
DS Smith’s £5.8bn takeover by US rival going ahead despite competition
The boss of the FTSE 100 company DS Smith has said its £5.8bn takeover by a US rival is going at “absolutely full steam”, despite
Canada lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
Canada has listed Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, joining the US and adding to pressure on European governments to follow suit. The move
Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict
Ten soldiers have been found guilty at a court in Lima of crimes against humanity for rapes committed four decades ago during Peru’s civil war.
Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark
A nationwide electricity outage has struck Ecuador, leaving the nation of about 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked
Multiple deaths reported after fire causes explosion in capital of Chad
Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire set off explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital, an official
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa warns of ‘toxic cleavages’ at inauguration
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa warned of the dangers of “toxic cleavages” in one of the world’s most unequal countries, after he was inaugurated for a
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’
The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in a campaign of mass arrests and forcible deportations against refugees from the Sudan war, according to
US accuses Chinese ‘underground bankers’ of laundering $50m in cartel drug money
The US justice department has accused Chinese “underground bankers” of helping Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel launder more than $50m in drug-trafficking proceeds. An indictment unsealed in