The world’s largest iceberg has virtually melted away, according to satellite data. The 5,800sq km (2,239sq miles) ice block known as A68a broke off from...
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Honduras has become one of the world’s most dangerous places for environmental land rights activists after a series of murders in the Central American...
Alexei Navalny’s doctor has said the Russian opposition leader is on the verge of death as he continues his hunger strike in prison. Yaroslav Ashikhmin...
The global death toll from coronavirus has topped three million people amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in...
Raul Castro, Fidel’s brother, is resigning his leadership of Cuba’s Communist party. The 89-year-old made the announcement at the opening of the...
Billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been imprisoned over his role in pro-democracy protests. Mr Lai, founder of opposition newspaper Apple Daily...
Uighur people from Xinjiang working in other parts of China are subject to “political” checks and work under strict “half-military”...
India has recorded more than 200,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day as hospitals report severe shortages of beds and oxygen and extra space is...
The Tokyo Olympics mascots were unveiled today to celebrate the 100 days-to-go milestone amid mounting public opposition to the Games taking place this summer...
New coronavirus infections in India have reached a record high with 184,372 cases reported in the past 24 hours alone. The country has reported 13.5 million...
Iran says it will increase its enrichment of uranium to 60% purity – its highest figure ever – bringing it closer to the levels needed for a...
Japan will release more than one million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The move is being...
Two people have been shot outside a hospital in Paris, one of them fatally, according to reports. The incident happened in front of the Henry Dunant hospital...
Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack on one of its underground nuclear facilities. Iranian officials warned that they would take revenge over the...
At the Maslovka railway station just south of the Russian city of Voronezh, there’s a small military camp, a few trucks and a tent. The clearing in front...
More than 80 people have been killed by rifle grenades in yet more violent clashes between the military and protesters in Myanmar. Bodies were piled up in a...
