What does the future hold for Prigozhin and Wagner after the mutiny?
Despite ending his revolt, the mercenary chief will continue be a thorn in the Kremlin’s side unless he retires quietly to Belarus The Kremlin spokesperson...
Month : June 2023
ABC’s international budget should grow as China spends billions on information war, inquiry told
Parliament hears media in Asia and the Pacific are being courted by Beijing in an ‘unprecedented campaign’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the...
Beijing records hottest June day since weather records began as heatwave hits China
Nanjiao weather station in southern Beijing hits 41.1C, half a degree higher than the station’s previous monthly record Beijing logged its hottest June day since...
Weather tracker: China issues heatstroke alert amid historic heatwave
Tianjin reports all-time record of 41.4C, while Texas and Mexico break numerous temperature records Parts of north-east China are in the grip of a historic...
Brazil: all-female sambistas tackle sexism of male-dominated genre
Groups such as Samba Que Elas Querem, whose rewrite of a samba classic prompted a legal tussle, are taking on the patriarchy It was a...
Paris finance reforms could untie poor countries’ hands in climate crisis
Changes to the World Bank could unlock developing states access to loans and to the means of staving off disaster The Netherlands has almost the...
Kenya human rights commission to investigate alleged killings on pineapple farm
Commission ‘concerned and disturbed’ by claims of lethal violence by security guards on Del Monte farm Kenya’s national human rights body has launched an investigation...
37 people missing after boat capsizes between Tunisia and Lampedusa
Boat capsized in strong winds with most passengers feared dead, according to four survivors cited by migrants’ organisation Thirty-seven people are missing after their boat...
Spanish investigation launched into fatal boat rescue delay
Spanish and Moroccan authorities blamed for 12-hour delay after up to 60 people seen stranded en route to Canary Islands Spain’s public ombudsman has begun...
Thursday briefing: The latest in the hunt for the missing Titan sub
In today’s newsletter: As the search intensifies, we look at the key developments – and controversy – around the lost submersible Sign up here for...
