EU must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs
Draft resolution to European parliament committee is first formal attempt to place reparations for slavery on EU agenda The European Union should urgently address and...
Month : December 2023
Some asylum seekers could be sent back from Rwanda to UK, minister accepts
Home Office minister Chris Philp says ‘very, very small number of vulnerable refugees’ could end up back in Britain UK politics live – latest updates...
Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory
Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the region Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has ordered the country’s...
Nigerian army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians
Residents in north-west of the country say many victims of strike during Muslim festival were women and children A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed...
UK taxpayers to bear extra cost over Rwanda treaty
Ministers have given more than £140m to Rwandan government in hope of sending asylum seekers to east Africa UK politics live – latest updates British...
Deportation flights to Rwanda will begin before election, says Robert Jenrick
Immigration minister accuses people crossing Channel in small boats of ‘breaking into the country’ UK politics live – latest updates People arriving in the UK...
Kangaroo punches police officer as it is captured after weekend on the run in Canada
The animal escaped handlers during a rest stop in Ontario while being transported to a zoo in Quebec A kangaroo that escaped its handlers during...
Dominica investigating Canadian deaths as ‘potential homicides’
Bodies of Daniel Langlois – a pioneer in 3D animation – and his partner were found on Friday in a burned-out car The government of...
World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded
Calls grow for independent inquiry after the bank’s internal watchdog found 21 cases of child sexual abuse by teaching staff The World Bank has been...
British lawyers may be sent to Rwanda as part of asylum plan, minister says
Lucy Frazer says government looking ‘very carefully’ at placing lawyers in country to address ‘processing issue’ British lawyers could be sent to Rwanda as part...
