Discriminatory family laws across parts of Africa are stalling progress on women’s rights in some countries, according to new research. The human rights organisation Equality
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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
‘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)
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
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
Budget 2024 live updates: federal treasurer Jim Chalmers hints at low income relief ahead of budget announcement speech tonight – latest news
writing in an op-ed in the state’s News Corp daily that there needs to be a slow down: We need to have a sensible conversation
British Columbia ‘extremely concerned’ as wildfire threatens to destroy town
Officials in western Canada were bracing for “volatile wildfire activity” on Monday as an out-of-control blaze, which has already forced the evacuation of thousands, threatened
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
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
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