Sending UK asylum seekers to Rwanda will save money, claims minister
Claim about long-term benefits disputed by MP Andrew Mitchell who describes reported cost of £30,000 a person as ‘eye-watering’ Britain will save money in the...
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What are the Tories trying to achieve by offshoring asylum seekers?
Analysis: Tories keen to shore up support with tough immigration policy but there are concerns about the detail When Boris Johnson’s position was at its...
Raising cash for water: why Somalis are bypassing aid agencies in drought crisis
Analysis: with more than 6 million people in need, there is anger at perceived lack of action from the government and the UN The UN...
UK asylum seekers to be housed in no-frills hostel in Rwandan capital
People fleeing persecution to be taken to stripped-back Hope guest house in Kigali, which has only 50 rooms Asylum seekers flown to Rwanda by the...
South African police disperse crowd calling for aid after flooding
‘Climate change is here,’ says President Ramaphosa after 300 died in eastern city of Durban Police in South Africa have used stun grenades to disperse...
South Africa braces for more heavy rain after floods kill hundreds
President describes ‘catastrophe of enormous proportions’ as more than 300 people die in Durban area South Africa is bracing for more heavy rain in districts...
Bolsonaro faces hard scrutiny over military’s purchase of penile implants
Army says it purchased three silicone implants, rather than the 60 reported by media, after revelations the military bought Viagra Further questions have been raised...
South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people
President Cyril Ramaphosa blames ‘catastrophic’ rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal on climate crisis The death toll from devastating floods in and around the South African port city...
WHO chief blames racism for greater focus on Ukraine than Ethiopia
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says world ‘is not treating the human race the same way’ amid Tigray crisis The head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead
March raid in remote Putumayo village was intended to target former Farc dissidents now involved in cocaine trade Colombian authorities are facing growing calls to...
