UN-backed investigator into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware
Analysis of Kamel Jendoubi’s mobile phone reveals he was targeted in August 2019 The mobile phone of a UN-backed investigator who was examining possible war...
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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong ‘patriots’-only elections
Legislative elections marred by record low turnout following crackdown on political dissent Pro-Beijing candidates will occupy nearly every seat in Hong Kong’s new legislature, after...
Covid news live: Omicron ‘raging around the world’, Fauci says; Belgian protests turn violent
Omicron has ‘extraordinary spreading capabilities’ and promises to bring a bleak winter, Anthony Fauci warns; Belgian police break up Brussels protest march against Covid measures...
Leftist to become Chile’s youngest ever president after beating far-right rival
Former student leader Gabriel Boric claims 55.8% of votes counted to defeat far-right opponent José Antonio Kast A leftist former student leader has stormed to...
Hongkongers snub ‘patriots’ election with lowest turnout in three decades
Only 1,350,680 of the 4,472,863 registered voters cast their ballots for lawmakers in Sunday’s poll Hongkongers have snubbed a legislature poll taking place under new...
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex The Chinese tennis star Peng...
‘There’s jobs but no money’: Turkey’s economic crisis begins to bite
As the value of the lira plummets and inflation soars, Turkish citizens are struggling to adapt and survive In a jewellery shop close to Istanbul’s...
Liz Truss to take on Brexit brief after David Frost resignation
Foreign secretary is assuming responsibility for UK’s relationship with EU, says Downing Street The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, is to take over responsibility for the...
Dutch shopkeepers say Christmas lockdown has left them ‘broken’
‘Everyone will go shopping in Belgium and Germany,’ retailers warn as coronavirus closure begins Dutch shopkeepers say they have been “broken” by the Netherlands’ new...
