More journalists killed in Latin America and Caribbean than Ukraine in 2022
Committee to Protect Journalist reports region accounted for almost half of the 67 deaths worldwide More journalists were killed in Latin America and the Caribbean...
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World Bank walking tightrope as it mulls increased lending to poorest
Campaigners say bank should rush to rescue countries facing recession – but can it do so without resulting in mass debt write-offs? Not since the...
Ukraine grain ship refloated after running aground in Suez canal
Egyptian authority says vessel was towed away for repairs after briefly disrupting traffic in vital waterway Read more: ‘A race against time’: how shipwrecks hold...
Ally of Wagner Group boss injured in CAR after ‘assassination attempt’
Dmitry Sytii is under US sanctions for links with mercenary group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is close to Vladimir Putin A Russian businessman believed...
UK’s lost leadership role hurts Somalia’s fight against famine, says drought envoy
Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought The UK...
Russian mercenaries ‘exploiting Africa to fund war in Ukraine’
US ambassador to the UN said Wagner Group are trafficking natural resources from African nations The United States has accused Russian mercenaries of exploiting natural...
Cop27: Egyptian hosts urge leaders to set aside tensions over Ukraine
Organisers call on nations to carry on crucial climate negotiations despite differences on geopolitical issues The Egyptian hosts of the next UN climate summit have...
Japan consul ‘blindfolded and restrained’ during FSB interrogation in Russia
Tokyo demands apology from Moscow after diplomat subjected to ‘coercive interrogation’ in Vladivostok Japan has summoned Russia’s ambassador in Tokyo after a Japanese diplomat was...
Saudi foreign minister defends role in securing Ukraine prisoner swaps
Adel al-Jubeir decries as ‘cynical’ accusations his country was trying to improve its image after Khashoggi killing It would be cynical to see Saudi Arabia’s...
Ukraine war to take centre stage at UN as west and Russia vie for support
The general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in...