A group of masked and armed men have threatened a wooden boat in distress in the central Mediterranean, provoking the frightened passengers to throw themselves
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Syrian asylum seeker in UK says he ‘lost everything’ after Rwanda roundup
A Syrian asylum seeker who was one of 220 people arrested and detained in preparation for forced removal to Rwanda says he has lost everything
Rio’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close
Reports that a powerful Rio drug lord known for his extremist religious beliefs ordered Catholic churches near his stronghold to close have spooked worshipers and
Canada: grizzly bear hunting quietly reinstated in Alberta
The Canadian province of Alberta has quietly reversed a two-decade ban on hunting grizzly bears, in what conservations described as a “slap in the face”
Spanish tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa
A Spanish tourist has been trampled to death by elephants in a South African national park after apparently trying to take pictures of a breeding
Alleged Bolsonaro-linked crime ring sold official luxury gifts worth $1.2m, Brazil police claim
Federal police investigators have claimed that a criminal group, allegedly involving Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, tried to illegally siphon off and sell luxury gifts
Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
As competition for influence in the Pacific region intensifies, analysis by the Guardian has mapped a vast network of security, policing and defence agreements between
Chinese developers scramble as OpenAI blocks access in China
At the World AI Conference in Shanghai last week, one of China’s leading artificial intelligence companies, SenseTime, unveiled its latest model, SenseNova 5.5. The model
Ecowas warns of ‘disintegration’ as juntas split from west African bloc
The Ecowas grouping of west African countries has warned the region faces “disintegration” after three military rulers cemented their own breakaway union over the weekend.
Kenyan cult leader goes on trial on terrorism charges over 400 deaths
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult has gone on trial on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers