Bomb attacks in Congo kill at least 12 people including children
The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areas...
Month : May 2024
US confirms Russian forces deployed to same Niger airbase as American troops
Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary Ukraine war – live updates The US secretary...
Detained asylum seekers given Home Office booklet saying Rwanda is ‘generally safe’
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained under Rishi Sunak’s deportation policy Asylum seekers who have been detained under Rishi Sunak’s deportation policy...
Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
Philip Morris International has supported non-smoking programmes around the world ‘to advance its own interests’, say health professionals The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored...
Residents flee as Haitian gangs launch new gun and arson attacks in capital
Hundreds have fled their homes as violence once again gripped Port-au-Prince after new prime minister sworn in last week Gunmen have launched a string of...
Russian troops enter airbase in Niger where US soldiers are stationed
Move comes after west African country’s military government had told US to withdraw its troops Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger that...
Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city
The population of El Fasher, which includes thousands of displaced people, is in ‘dire need of food, medicine and water’ Water, food and fuel supplies...
Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland
Birthplace and parents’ names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the island Exiled islanders from the disputed British-owned...
Colombian president says government will sever Israel ties over Gaza ‘genocide’
Gustavo Petro tells May Day rally ‘if Palestine dies, humanity dies’, as Israeli foreign minister accuses president of antisemitism Colombia’s president has announced that his...
Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks
Kenya Red Cross rescues more than 90 people from hotels and lodges as heavy rainfall continues Scores of tourists have been evacuated by air from...
