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Four dead as Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga
Thousands gather in Nairobi to pay respects to veteran opposition leader, prompting chaotic scenes at stadiumFour people have been killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after security forces fired shots and...
Thousands in UK take legal action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged talc cancer link
High court claim says company knowingly sold product containing asbestos and ‘concealed’ risk to public‘When I was a child, everyone used it’: woman blames Johnson & Johnson talc for her...
India casts doubt on Trump’s claims that it has agreed to stop buying Russian oil
The US president claimed Modi had assured him of deal, but Indian officials insist no such conversation took placeIndia has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime...
Ministers plan high-level visits to China despite espionage trial outcry
National security adviser, education secretary and science minister to visit before end of year as part of policy to reset relationsMinisters are pushing ahead with their reset of relations with...
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans banned from game at Aston Villa in Europa League
Decision follows safety advisory group instructionLocal police said they had ‘public safety concerns’ Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s ruleThe United States is “on a trajectory” toward authoritarian rule, according to a stark new...
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant wardenQueer and trans immigrants...
Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump
Resignation, coinciding with Hegseth’s partisan speech, was over Trump flouting constitution, Doug Krugman writesA former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran has said that after 24 years of service...
Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting
Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missilesA massive Russian drone and missile attack has hit gas facilities in eastern Ukraine...
Last surviving member of first team to conquer Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa was part of expedition that put Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary atop world’s highest peak in 1953Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that...
Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing state intimidation
Critics say referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution is president’s latest pro-extractivist moveIndigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador say they are facing a wave of state intimidation ahead of a...
The 2025 Aussie Bird Count is about to start. Here’s how to take part – and why you should
Week-long count by citizen scientists around Australia gathers crucial data on our unique birdlife and is now in its 12th yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news...