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Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse
Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some woundedInmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest …
‘She does not back down’: the couple seeking to legalise same-sex marriage in Botswana
Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile are going to court for right to wed but face fierce opposition from church groupsBonolo Selelo was at Botswana’s national museum for a Gaborone…
Suspected Ebola cases in DRC pass 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
WHO says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for country, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say that suspected Ebol…
Suicide bombing near railway track in Pakistan kills at least 23 people
Explosives-laden vehicle detonated as passenger train travelled through south-western city of QuettaA suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as …
Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows
More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 2…
Trump to meet with US negotiators to decide on Iran’s ceasefire proposal
US president says it’s a ‘solid 50/50’ on either making a ‘good’ deal with Iran or striking the country anewDonald Trump said he would meet today with American negotiators to revi…
China mine death toll at least 82 after gas blast
Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue operation after explosion in northern Shanxi provinceAt least 82 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coalmi…
White House pauses removal of detainees to DRC as Ebola outbreak widens
But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken regionThe Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to…
India’s government orders handover of exclusive Delhi Gymkhana Club
Move comes against backdrop of challenge by prime minister, Narendra Modi, to country’s traditional elitesThe Indian government has ordered one of the country’s most exclusive pri…
‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claimsAs each day in US detention passes…
