Third Islamic State leader killed in battle
White House welcomes news of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s death The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group said its leader has been killed in battle, the...
Month : November 2022
Covid restrictions lifted in Chinese city of Guangzhou after protests
Police still searching for protesters in other cities as top security body urges crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ Authorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the...
Mexico requests extradition of American charged in tourist death
Shanquella Robinson reportedly died while on holiday after viral video shows her being beaten, apparently by an American woman The US is weighing an extradition...
Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year
First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to...
Killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani stabbed in jail
Prison services confirm attack on Janusz Waluś, who was due to be released after nearly three decades The killer of the South African anti-apartheid leader...
Canada won’t compromise values in relations with China, says foreign minister
Exclusive: as the two nations prepare to co-host Cop15, Mélanie Joly discusses Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy Canada will work with China when needed – but...
Canadian man arrested for 1983 killings of two women after DNA breakthrough
Police announce arrest of suspect in pair of 40-year-old sexual assaults and slayings in Toronto A 61-year-old Canadian man has been charged in the cold...
Migrants travel from Nigeria to Canary Islands balanced on ship’s rudder
The three stowaways were rescued by the Spanish Coastguard in Las Palmas on Monday after an 11-day voyage The Spanish coastguard has rescued three migrants...
Tories will not reach ‘embarrassingly poor’ nature targets by 2030, Labour says
Opposition to unveil plan to reverse biodiversity loss rather than simply halting it, which is government’s current target The government will not be able to...
BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest
Journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China’s strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster says Chinese police assaulted and detained a BBC...