The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies are among dozens of people formally accused by federal police of being part
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US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time
They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested in Rome last June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the
British mining executives held in Mali freed after $160m deal to settle tax dispute
Three British mining executives who had been detained by the government of Mali have been released and are “safe and well”, days after agreeing to
World’s conflict zones increased by two-thirds in past three years, report reveals
The proportion of the world engulfed by conflict has grown 65% – equivalent to nearly double the size of India – over the past three
Canada’s employment minister resigns after shifting his claims of Indigenous ancestry
Canada’s employment minister has resigned from the cabinet after weeks of scrutiny over both his business dealings and his shifting claims of Indigenous ancestry. Moments
Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles
The council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in bureaucratic standstill after its members refused to swear a mandatory
Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel
Two complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a
Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC
The international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when
Miss Universe runner-up to move to Nigeria after South Africa nationality row
A beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South Africa competition when her nationality was questioned has said she wants to relocate to Nigeria,