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...
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Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence
Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo The west must ditch its...
Former Peru president ordered to remain in custody for 18 months as protest death toll rises
Country’s human rights office calls for armed forces to cease the use of firearms and teargas Judges in Peru have ruled that former president Pedro...
Bipedalism in humans may have come from foraging in treetops, research suggests
Walking on two legs may not have been linked to environmental shifts, as previously thought The ancestors of humans may have begun moving on two...
Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war
Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform Meta has been accused in a...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says uncle murdered in Ethiopia
WHO director-general says he is ‘not in good shape’ after learning Eritrean troops killed his uncle in Tigray The head of the World Health Organization...
Biden says he’s ‘all in’ on Africa’s future at leadership summit – as it happened
President commits to strengthening Africa’s food supplies, tackling climate and partnering to take on rising global power Sign up to receive First Thing – our...
Celebrations on the Champs-Élysées as France fans hail ‘magnificent game’
Excitement builds for final against Argentina as spectators, some draped in French and Moroccan flags, praised play of both teams Amid a cacophony of beeping...
Cop15 half-time report: China prompts fears of new ‘Copenhagen moment’
Negotiators say divisions mean risk is growing of a weak final agreement similar to Denmark summit in 2009 Talks to halt the destruction of nature...
UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in custody cases
Fears an increase in allegations, particularly against mothers, of deliberately alienating a child against the other parent in domestic abuse cases may put victims at...
