Biden won’t veto push to overturn law in US capital. Here’s why
US president angers progressives by saying he will not veto Congress bill to block justice reform in Washington, DC.
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‘Slavery wages’ prompt hunger strike at ICE detention facilities
Participants say poor living conditions and wages of $1 a day have pushed them to launch the weeks-long protest.
Differences remain as talks to protect high seas enter final day
The High Seas Treaty has been years in the making, but disagreements remain over issues including benefit sharing.
Protesters in Colombia clash with oil company and take hostages
A civilian and officer have died in violent demonstrations calling for Emerald Energy to invest in rural communities.
Sri Lanka raises rates, relaxes currency band to secure IMF funds
The country is awaiting approval of a $2.9bn IMF bailout package as it endures its worst financial crisis since 1948.
Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief
Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be 'wiped out'.
Call for safety checks as fuel storage fire kills 13 in Indonesia
Two children are among the victims and 50 other people have been admitted to hospital, fire official says.
Wagner chief urges Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to abandon Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group, says the city in Donetsk is almost completely surrounded.
US services sector grows steadily; prices remain high
The services sector is now at the center of the fight against inflation as services prices tend to be stickier.
Heavy snowfall leaves some California residents trapped in homes
Officials say that residents of mountain communities in Southern California could be stranded for another week by snow.
Sub-Saharan Africans recount Tunisia ‘hell’ amid crackdown
Racial tensions are spinning out of control as many sub-Saharan Africans prepare to leave the country.
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison in US murder trial
South Carolina judge sentences former lawyer to two consecutive life sentences for murder of wife and son.
Train crash wreckage scoured as anger rises across Greece
Government accused of rail safety failures, as several Greeks wait to hear if their relatives are among victims.
Pakistan’s president says Punjab polls to be held on April 30
Constitutional crisis expected to be resolved after vote set from dates proposed by Election Commission.
Iran president blames foreign enemies for schoolgirl poisonings
Raisi did not say who the enemies were, although Tehran habitually accuses the US and Israel of acting against it.
Kupiansk: Ukraine orders people to leave city liberated last year
Ukrainian authorities say mandatory evacuation begins for families with children and residents having limited mobility.
Who is Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski?
Bialiatski, Belarus’s top human rights advocate, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. We take a look at his trajectory.
Turkey opposition split as Aksener rejects presidential candidate
IYI Party leader rejects the candidacy of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party.
Belarus sentences Nobel laureate Bialiatski to 10 years in prison
Bialiatski and three top figures of the human rights centre he founded convicted of financing anti-government protests.
S Korea, US to hold joint military drills despite N Korea warning
South Korea and the US will go ahead with the 'Freedom Shield' and 'Warrior Shield' joint exercises from March 13 to 23.