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UN expert urged to investigate Lebanon over alleged torture of Egyptian-Turkish poet
Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi has been imprisoned in the UAE for almost a year for criticising Emirati, Egyptian and Saudi governments
The UN special rapporteur on torture is being urged to investigate Lebanon’s role in the treatment of the Egyptian-Turkish poet and activist Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi, a dissident who has been imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for more than 10 months over a
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Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests
The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021, a five-year term following opposition repression
Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent protests across the country earlier in the week.
The landslide result announced by Tanzania’s electoral commission hands Hassan,
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UN approves resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara
Move is strongest endorsement yet for retained rule over disputed territory, despite fierce opposition from Algeria
The UN security council has approved a US-backed resolution supporting Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara, despite fierce opposition from Algeria.
Although Friday’s vote was divided, the resolution offers the strongest endorsement yet for Morocco’s plan
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Sudan’s RSF accused of ‘PR stunt’ after arresting fighters behind civilian killings
Reports of indiscriminate violence and ethnic targeting in El Fasher have led to growing global outrage
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claim to have arrested several of their fighters after outrage over the extent of
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Bonus episode: Searching for the spirit of Pan-Africanism – podcast
In this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a Pan-African moment 80 years on from Manchester’s groundbreaking 1945 Pan-African Congress
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Spain expresses regret over ‘injustice’ suffered by Mexico’s Indigenous people during conquest
Acknowledgment shows shift in tone after six years of diplomatic spats over colonial-era abuses
Spain has acknowledged and expressed regret over the “pain and injustice” suffered by the Indigenous people of Mexico during its conquest of the Americas, heralding a shift in tone after six years of diplomatic spats over the abuses of the colonial period.
In March 2019, Mexico’s then
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‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa
People of Jamaican coastal town described as storm’s ground zero are traumatised and desperate for help
It is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Uprooted trees and lamp-posts, rubble from landslides, huge
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Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free trade
The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has warned that the era of free trade and investment that formed the foundations of the postwar global economy has ended.
In a stark message to Asia-Pacific leaders at the
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Weather tracker: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean
Category 5 storm is most powerful to strike Jamaica and has caused death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti
Hurricane Melissa has wreaked havoc across parts of the Caribbean in recent days, after first making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday night as a category 5 storm – the highest strength. This was the most powerful storm to strike the island nation, packing winds of up to 185mph at its
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Hurricane Melissa death toll nears 50 as Jamaica relief efforts intensify and storm heads north
Haiti death toll reaches 30, and 19 in Jamaica, as Bermuda weathers tropical storm conditions on Thursday night
The death toll from Hurricane Melissa has reached 49 as the storm continued to tear through the Caribbean, heading past Bermuda, and workers in Jamaica ramped up efforts to clear roads and reach people in isolated and cut-off areas.
In Haiti, the death toll has risen to
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