Houthi attacks in Red Sea having a ‘catastrophic’ effect on aid to Sudan
Shipments of food and medical supplies from Asia are having to take longer, more expensive routes to avoid seaborne assaults Attacks by Houthi forces against...
Month : February 2024
Egypt scraps plan to restore cladding on one of three great pyramids of Giza
Antiquities authority drops proposal for Menkaure pyramid after review prompted by international outcry Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on...
Woman who handed over British girl, 3, for FGM in Kenya given seven years
Amina Noor travelled from north London with the child to Kenya where the procedure was carried out in 2006 A woman who was found guilty...
Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry
Exclusive: The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has been dogged by controversy Four more people have...
Venezuela closes UN human rights office citing ‘colonialist attitude’
Foreign minister claims local office of UN high commissioner for human rights supported impunity for coup plotters Venezuela’s government has ordered the local UN office...
Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn
Research reveals area size of France is under threat by restoration projects taking place in unsuitable landscapes Misguided tree-planting projects are threatening crucial ecosystems across...
Tobago oil spill spreads to Grenada waters and could affect Venezuela
Fuel continues to leak from overturned and abandoned barge as stain spreads into the Caribbean Sea An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in...
‘Very afraid’: Colombian human rights lawyer loses security after winning prize
Adil Meléndez Márquez received call from bodyguards 20 minutes after Sir Henry Brooke award from Alliance for Lawyers at Risk “I’m very afraid,” says Colombian...
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restoration Up to half of...
Paraguay senate expels one of few opposition members, sparking protests
Kattya González, who had called out corruption and the country’s fall to organized crime, was dismissed from her post on Wednesday Paraguay’s senate has expelled...
