Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and
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Coup leader favourite in presidential race as Gabon goes to the polls
An estimated 1 million Gabonese citizens head to the polls on Saturday to vote in the country’s first presidential election since an August 2023 coup
Zimbabwe starts compensating white farmers 25 years after land seizures
Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land. The government paid $3.1m
Weather tracker: early heatwave sweeps northern India
Northern India has been experiencing early extreme heat this week as temperatures topped 40C (104F), including in the capital, New Delhi. Hot weather across the
Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’
The musician turned opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he will stand again against Uganda’s authoritarian leader, Yoweri Museveni, in next year’s presidential elections. Despite
Italy investigates possible mistaken-identity killing of scientist in Colombia
Prosecutors in Rome have opened an investigation into the murder of an Italian scientist in Colombia, with one theory being that he could have been
UK adventurer apologises for record trek claim after Inuit backlash
A British adventurer has apologised after her claims to be the first woman to traverse Canada’s largest island solo were dismissed by members of the
Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises
A Conservative peer helped to secure a meeting with a minister for a Canadian company he was advising while it was seeking government funding worth
UK to co-host global conference with aim of resolving Sudan’s civil war
The British government is bringing together foreign ministers from nearly 20 countries and organisations in an attempt to establish a group that can drive the
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Microsoft and Google are operating datacentres that use vast amounts of water in some of the world’s driest areas and are building many more,