- Tanzanian President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote, official results show AP News
- Tanzania president wins election as hundreds feared dead in unrest BBC
- Tanzanian President Hassan declared winner of disputed vote with 98 percent Al Jazeera
- Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests The Guardian
- Tanzania political opposition says 700 people killed amid unrest over election that excluded leader's foes CBS News
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 president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote to King Felipe VI and Pope Francis, who was then the leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, urging them to apologise for the “massacres and oppression” of colonialism and the conquest.
Continue reading...India’s snake rescuers: Can humans and serpents coexist in a megacity?
101 East follows India’s snake handlers risking their lives to rescue some of the country’s most deadly reptiles.
Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.
Thousands missing, new horrors emerge after RSF taking of Sudan’s el-Fasher
Sudanese people are being hunted down, humiliated and killed by RSF fighters, according to survivors and aid agencies.
Latest remains returned to Israel from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says – NBC News
- Latest remains returned to Israel from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says NBC News
- Aid worker in Gaza describes signs of alleged torture on bodies of dead Palestinians ABC News
- Israel says latest remains received from Hamas not hostages Le Monde.fr
- Partial remains handed over by Hamas are not of hostages, Israeli authorities assess The Times of Israel
- Video Analysis Shows Staged Recovery of Israeli Hostage Remains The New York Times
Police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.
Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces – AP News
China’s Shenzhou 21 docks with space station, sets the country’s own speed record – Phys.org
- China's Shenzhou 21 docks with space station, sets the country's own speed record Phys.org
- China sends its youngest astronaut and four black mice to ‘Heavenly Palace’ space station CNN
- China launches Shenzhou 21 astronauts to Tiangong space station for a 6-month stay (video) Space
- Launch Roundup: China to launch crew to Tiangong, India to launch new naval satellite NASASpaceFlight.com -
- China launches youngest astronaut and 'space mice' DW
News Analysis: Trump channels past Latin American aggressions in new crusade: ‘We’re just gonna kill people’ – Los Angeles Times
- News Analysis: Trump channels past Latin American aggressions in new crusade: 'We’re just gonna kill people' Los Angeles Times
- AQ Podcast | Understanding Trump’s Military Buildup in Latin America Americas Quarterly
- Conflict in the Caribbean: How far will Trump go? DW
- Trump’s Grand Latin America Strategy Starts to Bear Fruit Newsweek
- The Theory Behind Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Politico
Watch: Heidi Klum slithers into Halloween as Medusa
Stars turn out in their best Halloween costumes at Heidi Klum's annual party.
China’s Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to U.S. – CNBC
- China's Xi pushes for global AI body at APEC in counter to U.S. CNBC
- Asia-Pacific leaders call for shared trade benefits as APEC summit wraps up Reuters
- Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side The New York Times
- Xi, Lee Will Hold Talks in South Korea Saturday to Rebuild Ties Bloomberg.com
- China’s Xi in the limelight at Pacific summit with Trump conspicuous by his absence CNN
Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in push for Pokrovsk – The Independent
- Zelensky says Russia has deployed 170,000 troops in push for Pokrovsk The Independent
- Key Ukraine town faces 'multi-thousand' Russian force, top commander admits BBC
- Ukraine lands special forces in embattled Pokrovsk, sources say Reuters
- Ukraine sends special forces to eastern city Pokrovsk amid Russia offensive Al Jazeera
- Street Battles Rage in Ukrainian City After Russian Troops Enter Stronghold The New York Times
Carney Says Canada Can’t Get China Tariffs Lifted Right Away – Bloomberg.com
- Carney Says Canada Can’t Get China Tariffs Lifted Right Away Bloomberg.com
- The Canada-U.S. Trade War Is Pushing Carney Closer to Xi The Wall Street Journal
- Spurned by Trump, Carney Begins Thawing Canada’s China Connection The New York Times
- Canada's Carney to visit Xi in China, marking 'turning point' in relations BBC
- Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations AP News
Serbians mark anniversary of deadly train station collapse
Large crowds converge in Novi Sad to commemorate deadly accident that has led to frequent mass antigovernment protests.
Cuba charges former economy minister Gil with espionage, financial crimes
Authorities have not said which country or state actors may have benefitted from the alleged spying activities.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025: What to know about the tournament
Key dates, teams, venues, players, tournament format, favourites and tickets ahead of the 20th edition of the event.
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 post he made on social media.
Legal counsel representing Qaradawi filed a complaint to the UN rapporteur on Thursday, asking it to examine the situation.
Continue reading...Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
Britain is one of the least “nature connected” nations in the world, according to the first ever global study of how people relate to the natural world.
Britain ranks 55th out of 61 countries in the study of 57,000 people, which looks at how attitudes towards nature are shaped by social, economic, geographical and cultural factors.
Continue reading...Unregulated sperm donor still advertising services despite court warnings to women
Exclusive: Behaviour of Robert Albon, or ‘Joe Donor’, described as compulsive by judge who said he targeted vulnerable women
A prolific unregulated donor is still attempting to sell his sperm despite warnings from two family court judges, a Guardian investigation has found.
Robert Albon, who calls himself “Joe Donor”, has appealed to the courts to gain access to at least four of his biological children against their mothers’ wishes. In a rare move, a judge named him in 2023 to warn women of the risks of using his services, which he promotes on social media.
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