Bangladesh tribunal indicts ex-PM Hasina over protester deaths
Deposed prime minister and others are indicted for crimes against humanity, with trial set for August. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has indicted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two…
The South Caucasus is slipping from Russia’s grasp
Azerbaijan’s defiance after a brutal police raid that victimised its citizens signals a regional revolt against Kremlin control. The recent flare-up between Russia and Azerbaijan is far more than a…
China backs Southeast Asia nuclear ban; Rubio, Lavrov at ASEAN meeting
China has agreed to sign a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons, Malaysia’s and China’s foreign ministers confirmed, in a move that seeks to shield the area from rising global…
House swept away by flash flooding in New Mexico
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UN’s Albanese slams states that let Netanyahu fly over airspace for US trip
Rome Statute signatories Italy, France and Greece accused of ‘violating’ international legal order by letting alleged war criminal fly over territory. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the…
Can India stop Pakistan’s river water — and will it spark a new war?
Islamabad, Pakistan – Seven decades ago, one of South Asia’s greatest fiction writers, Saadat Hasan Manto, published a short story set in a village in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The plot…
Killed ‘by those meant to protect’: Kenyans outraged by police violence
Nairobi, Kenya – On June 7, Albert Ojwang was visiting his parents in his home village of Kakoth in Kenya’s Homa Bay County. His mother had just served him ugali…
UK court convicts 3 men of arson in attack linked to Russia’s Wagner Group
Attack on equipment for Ukraine was planned by Wagner mercenaries on behalf of Russian intelligence, prosecutors said. A jury in the United Kingdom has convicted three men of arson following…
What are the risks from Trump’s latest tariff threats?
Inside Story What are the risks from Trump’s latest tariff threats? US president has told Mexico and EU they face tariffs of 30 percent in August. United States President Donald…
South African police minister suspended over corruption allegations
News South African police minister suspended over corruption allegations President Ramaphosa’s move follows accusations that Senzo Mchunu interfered with sensitive investigations. South African Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, centre, visits an…