ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war crimes cases
Staff at the International Criminal Court have described the sweeping effect of US sanctions on their daily lives.
Benin settles after failed coup attempt, but regional concerns remain
Loyalist troops aided by Nigeria’s air force foiled putsch, but confidence in nation’s democratic stability is shaken.
Palestine’s historic Arab Cup run ends in quarter-final loss
Palestine’s record-breaking run in the Arab Cup has come to an end after a quarter-final loss against Saudi Arabia.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home
The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ’naked judicial activism’.
Fans slam FIFA, demand halt to ‘extortionate’ 2026 World Cup ticket sales
Supporter groups say soaring prices threaten to turn 2026 tournament into ’Corporate Games’.
Are rainforests now a cause of, rather than the answer to, climate change?
Study finds Africa’s forests, responsible for one-fifth of global carbon removal, are now generating carbon instead.
The US is already at war with Venezuela
Trump’s violent new tactics build on years of US sanctions and intervention that have devastated ordinary Venezuelans.
US sanctions family of Venezuela’s Maduro, 6 oil tankers in new crackdown
Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.
N Korea’s Kim hails ‘ever-victorious’ army’s role in war against Ukraine
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tells key party meeting that fighting with Russia demonstrates the ’prestige of our army’.
‘Catastrophic flooding’ in North America’s Pacific Northwest as rains ease
Intense downpours were swept into the region this week by an ’atmospheric river’ storm system from the Pacific Ocean.