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US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condems as 'assault on rule of law'
The Trump administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court itself, blocking US entities from conducting financial transac…
Egyptian journalists plan weekend protest over detention of six colleagues
Egyptian journalists plan a weekend protest in Cairo after six colleagues from the independent fact-checking platform Matsadaash were charged with ter…
Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph
A survey of Aldabra giant tortoises on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles has counted a population of 180,000 individuals, marking a record high for the worl…
Canada to indefinitely bar mental illness as sole reason for access to euthanasia
Canada's federal government announced Wednesday that it will introduce legislation to permanently block access to physician-assisted death for people …
Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed
Remains from Egypt's royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa'ab show evidence that court officials and craftspeople may have been sacrificed when their rulers die…
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province
Kenya reported its first Ebola death on Tuesday, according to the country's health minister. The deceased was a citizen who arrived from the Democrati…
Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time in more than a decade
Quebec voters are heading to the polls in provincial elections that polling suggests will deliver power to the Parti Québécois, a separatist party pro…
Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike
A seven-year-old Somali boy injured in a US drone strike that killed at least 12 civilians has undergone surgery funded by Guardian readers. Abdiqadi…
Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Brazil's presidential election will proceed to a runoff after far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro narrowly edged incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula…
Egyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detained
An Egyptian journalist has been charged with joining a terrorist group following the detention of an entire newsroom at the independent fact-checking …
Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad
The Trump administration obligated more than $175 million from the State Department's human rights fund on Wednesday, hours before the deadline expire…
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US
Burundi agreed to receive migrants deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration policy, joining other African nations in…
Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin
A 66-metre mural depicting ancient Egyptian pharaohs Tutankhamun and Nefertiti was painted over in Cairo ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state…
South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on men to take responsibility for violence against women and announced police measures to address …