As diplomats from nearly 200 member states gather in New York this week for the United Nations general assembly against the backdrop of a massive
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Family call on UK to ensure British activist goes free from Egyptian jail
The family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British activist and author imprisoned in Egypt, are calling on the UK government as well as the Egyptian
Michael Kovrig: detention by China amounted to psychological torture, Canadian says
A former Canadian diplomat detained by China for more than 1,000 days said he was placed in solitary confinement for months and interrogated for up
Hurricane John poised to slam Mexico’s Pacific coast with 100mph winds
Mexico’s southern coast was bracing for flash floods and storm surges as Hurricane John quickly intensified into a category 2 storm on Monday afternoon. Originally
Tanzania opposition leaders arrested amid crackdown on dissent
Police in Tanzania have arrested three leaders of the main opposition party in a series of detentions to prevent a planned anti-government protest, the latest
Australia news live: Brownlow Medal red carpet under way; Dutton promises nuclear costings ‘in due course’
warned of potentially significant threats to the surrounding marine environment from this recent spill, but the Greens say too little is being done as this
Japan floods: six dead after rain pounds region still recovering from earthquake
At least six people have died and 10 others are missing after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides along a peninsula in Japan that is
Māori language ‘at risk’ as a result of government policies, commissioner says
New Zealand’s Māori language commissioner has described government policies to limit the use of the Indigenous language in the public service as “a risk” to
UN chief calls on Sudanese paramilitary leader to end siege of North Darfur city
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, is “gravely alarmed” at reports of a full-scale assault on the Sudanese city of al-Fashir by the paramilitary Rapid
Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark
The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem. The language used to