The proportion of women killed in conflicts around the world doubled last year, with women now accounting for 40% of all those killed in war
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EU refuses to publish findings of Tunisia human rights inquiry
The European Commission is refusing to publish the findings of a human rights inquiry into Tunisia it conducted shortly before announcing a controversial migration deal
Breakdown in global order causing progress to stall in Africa – report
The global rise of populism and “strongmen” has led to an increase in authoritarianism in Africa that is holding back progress in governance, the businessman
Two men plead guilty to contract killing of Sikh man in Canada but don’t say who hired them
Two men have pleaded guilty to the contract killing of a Sikh man who was acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight
Surrogacy ring accused of exploiting vulnerable women in Argentina
An international surrogacy ring exploited impoverished women, denied payments for miscarriages, and “commercialised” babies in Argentina, prosecutors have alleged. A team of prosecutors said they
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
Good morning. In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities
Liam Payne had ‘pink cocaine’ in his system at time of death – reports
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne had multiple drugs including crack cocaine and methamphetamine in his system when he fell to his death from a
Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery
Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that his ancestor owned enslaved people on a plantation in Jamaica and was compensated by the British
Millions of teenagers in Africa have undiagnosed asthma – study
Millions of teenagers in Africa are suffering from asthma with no formal diagnosis as the continent undergoes rapid urbanisation, researchers have found. The study, published
Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week
Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in