The UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of
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EU unable to retrieve €150m paid to Tunisia despite links to rights violations
The EU will be unable to claw back any of the €150m (£125m) paid to Tunisia despite the money being increasingly linked to human rights
Cameroon bans discussing president’s health as absence fuels speculation
Cameroonian authorities have banned discussions about the health of the president, Paul Biya, after the latest round of speculation about his prolonged failure to appear
Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century. Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in
Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group
Survivors of the atomic bombings of Japan almost eight decades ago have won the Nobel peace prize for their campaign to rid the world of
ANZ joins rivals in cutting fixed mortgage rates – as it happened
to consider locking in some immediate savings. announced anti-scam measures. National home values rose by 1% in the September quarter, CoreLogic has said, the softest
Haitian gangs recruiting starving children to fight security forces, rights group finds
Haitian armed gangs are recruiting starving children to swell their ranks ahead of an anticipated long and bloody battle with international security forces, a report
Spanish couple detained in Singapore over protest against Valencia owner
A Spanish couple have been detained after the man held a banner to protest against Peter Lim, the billionaire Singaporean owner of Valencia football club.
South Korean author Han Kang wins the 2024 Nobel prize in literature
The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to 53-year-old South Korean novelist Han Kang for her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and
North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say
North Korean military engineers have been deployed to help Russia target Ukraine with ballistic missiles, and fighters operating in occupied areas of the country have