UN urges Equatorial Guinea to halt plans to return US deportees to home countries
Human rights experts make rare public appeal as US deportees describe being held in ‘prison-like’ conditionsHuman rights experts at the United Nations...
Foreign ticket holders from World Cup teams' countries won't have to pay bonds to enter U.S.
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and bought tickets for the tou...
Obesity rates in some countries levelling off or potentially falling, study finds
Researchers say rise not inevitable and it is important to unpick what is behind differences in obesity trendsA continuing rise in obesity around the ...
Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran
Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in...
WHO head warns countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praises Spain’s ‘compassion and solidarity’ in evacuating virus-hit cruise shipThe head of the World Health Organization ha...
Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries
The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officials said. All of the passengers will then be evacuat...
European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes
President Trump's decision to leave NATO in the dark before launching strikes on Iran has inflamed tensions and is putting new urgency on rethinking t...
Trump administration urges countries to help citizens stuck in Syria as Australia maintains hardline stance
Syrian officials say a group of Australians are ‘awaiting a solution’ as Albanese government refuses to repatriate themThe Trump administration says i...
Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries
Fans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a matchThe Electric City. Nickle City. Qu...
Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato
Royal Navy chief says unified naval force will deter future Russian threats from the ‘open sea border’ to the northBritain has agreed to create a unif...
Angus Taylor says higher risk of ‘bad people coming from bad countries’ as he singles out Iran
Opposition leader also says ‘we have seen terrible acts of atrocity coming from Gaza’ as he doubles down on immigration policyFollow our Australia new...
Venice Biennale Bars Awards for Countries Facing Crimes Against Humanity Charges
The jury said it would “refrain from considering” countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, which would affect Israel and...
These are the countries moving to ban social media for children
Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, inclu...
UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries
Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with FrenchUK politics live – latest upd...
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones
The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other c...
US extends waiver allowing countries to buy Russian oil – as it happened
This blog is now closed – follow live coverage on our new blogIn case you’re just joining us, here are the latest developments in the Middle East to b...
