Elon Musk fought the law. The law appears to have won. X, Musk’s social media platform, has backed down in its fight with the Brazilian
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Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in northern Japan
Heavy rain pounded Japan’s north-central Noto region, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead and several missing, officials have said. The deluges caused
US soldier Travis King sentenced for desertion after fleeing into North Korea
A US soldier who fled into North Korea last year has been sentenced to 12 months of confinement after pleading guilty to desertion as part
Missing Kenyan anti-government protesters resurface as police chief appears in court
Three Kenyans who were abducted last month after taking part in an anti-government protest have resurfaced, amid anger directed at a police chief who belatedly
Europe has questions to answer over migrant abuse in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists
The European Commission can no longer ignore mounting evidence of the gross human rights violations against migrants and refugees in Tunisia, say MEPs and activists.
‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them
The occupants of the vinyl-coated military tents at this remote jungle camp in Brazil’s wild west compare the hellscape surrounding them to catastrophes old and
Weather tracker: Shanghai hit by its ‘strongest typhoon in 75 years’
Typhoon Bebinca struck the east coast of China this week, making landfall near Shanghai, a city of almost 30 million people, on Monday. Bebinca developed
Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured
Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique have imposed a 9pm to 5am curfew in parts of its capital to quell escalating violent protests
Jihadist assault on Mali’s capital killed scores of people, say security sources
Scores of people reportedly died in a jihadist attack in the Malian capital on Tuesday, again raising questions about the junta’s capacity to tackle a
Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block
In the latest round of the dispute between Elon Musk and Brazil’s top court, a senior judge has accused X of a “willful, illegal and