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Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli
Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to Libya
A Libyan general wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Tripoli.
Osama Almasri Najim, the former chief of Libya’s judicial police, was arrested over allegations of torturing prisoners,
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Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says
António Guterres calls for the violence to end but there appears little appetite for ceasefire proposed by US
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates, seized El Fasher
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Teenager taken to Ghana away from UK ‘gang culture’ to stay for now, court rules
Boy had sought court order to force his return, after parents took him on trip to Ghana and returned without him
A British teenager whose parents left him in Ghana, fearing he was at risk from “gang culture” in the UK, should stay there until at least the end of his GCSE exams, a judge sitting at London’s high court has ruled.
The boy took legal action against his parents, seeking
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As criticism grows, is UAE ready to walk away from Sudan’s RSF militia?
After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrong
The United Arab Emirates’ diplomatic machine is for the first time admitting to mistakes in its Sudan policy after suffering reputational damage over its support for the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese paramilitary group that has
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At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
International Organization for Migration says displaced are heading to Tawila, which is already sheltering 652,000 displaced people
More than 36,000 people have fled Sudan’s Kordofan region since Saturday amid a surge in fighting, the UN’s migration agency has said, after the capture last week
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Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets
Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in Mexico
The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual
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Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect
Budget envisions significant increase in defence spending, cuts to civil service and ‘generational investments’
A protracted trade war with the United States and a weakening domestic economy has forced Mark Carney to run a deficit tens of billions larger than initially forecast in his first-ever federal budget.
The spending plan, titled “Canada Strong” envisions significant new
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Jamaica PM says hurricane Melissa caused damage equivalent to nearly one-third of GDP
At least 75 people were confirmed dead across the Caribbean, including 43 in Haiti and 32 in Jamaica
Jamaican prime minister Andrew Holness has said last week’s Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit the country’s shores, caused
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Hegseth announces another deadly US strike on alleged drug boat
Pentagon secretary says two people killed in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, bringing total killed to 66 in 16 strikes
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading to the region in a new expansion of military firepower.
The
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Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people
Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a
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