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‘Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown
Activists claim use of laws to curtail internet freedoms part of well-documented history of cracking down on dissent
When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests, it became the talk of town – literally.
Within weeks of the announcement, use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around world
The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for the first time.
A report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threat
It was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m relay for Botswana. The home crowd, a sea of light blue, went wild.
“It means so many
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Weather tracker: US and Mexico brace for heatwave as deadly floods hit South Africa
Temperatures soar in California and Arizona, while deluge continues across Western and Northern Cape
Heat is expected to intensify across western parts of the US and Mexico this week as a ridge of high pressure pushes temperatures well above the seasonal norm. Daytime highs are forecast to reach 10-15C above average in some areas.
The US National Weather Service has issued heat
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Body of missing US soldier recovered off coast of Morocco
1st Lt Kendrick Lamont Key Jr was participating in military exercise among US, Nato allies and African countries
A search team recovered the body of a US soldier who went missing near a cliff during a training exercise in Cap Draa, Morocco, the US army said on Sunday.
Moroccan searchers found the remains on Saturday in the water within a mile (1.6km) of where the soldier went
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Cartel corruption claims push US-Mexico relations to breaking point
With Mexico under pressure from Trump to tackle drug trafficking groups, analysts say ‘it’s the most tense situation since the 1980s’
Relations between Mexico and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that Mexican officials have been “in bed for years” with drug traffickers, and reports of CIA agents freely operating south of the
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Les Simpson: return of Québécois show spares viewers from ‘European French’
Beloved animated series will return for 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell Media reaches deal with Disney
Fans of Les Simpson have a message for anyone who doubted the future of the beloved and long-running Québécois version of the animated satirical show: Mange de la crotte.
Les Simpson will return for its 36th season in the fall after telecoms giant Bell
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US man accused of killing rock singer in 1993 arrested after decades on the run
Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama
A suspect accused of murdering his rock singer friend in 1993 has been apprehended in Central America after spending more than 30 years successfully evading authorities.
According to the US Marshals Service, Richard Werstine, who was wanted in connection with the
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Trump urged to rule out ‘unlawful’ Cuba takeover and stop using Guantánamo Bay for migrant detention
Exclusive: In letter seen by the Guardian, 30 members of Congress warn US president’s Cuba military operation would worsen ‘mass suffering’
More than 30 members of Congress have urged
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Bahamas re-elects Progressive Liberal party’s Philip Davis as prime minister
Davis is the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in nearly 30 years
The Bahamas prime minister, Philip Davis, and his ruling Progressive Liberal party (PLP) have been re-elected, making him the country’s first leader to serve a second consecutive term in
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