‘Targeted harassment’: Muslim girls in India denounce hijab ban
Visuals of Muslim girls being shut outside college gates in Karnataka state for wearing the hijab have led to outrage.
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Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija flees the country: Lawyer
Rukirabashaija was released from jail in late January after arrest related to tweets about President Yoweri Museveni.
Barry Diller-owned Dotdash ends print editions of six magazines
Entertainment Weekly and InStyle are among the magazines affected by the digital push.
VP Kamala Harris to rally US allies at Munich security conference
Harris will seek to unify NATO allies in face of potential Russian aggression as US troops begin to arrive in Europe.
Johnson signals early end to England’s COVID isolation rules
Law requiring those infected to isolate could be scrapped this month as PM plans to end domestic COVID restrictions.
US climate envoy urges cooperation with Mexico amid tension
Mexico's president wants to raise investment in fossil fuels while limiting private wind, natural gas and solar power.
US judge halts bail for ‘crypto couple’ in $4.5BN Bitcoin hack
The husband and wife are accused of trying to launder billions worth of Bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack.
Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis
Many protesters work in industries other than trucking, but are joining in solidarity to oppose COVID vaccine mandates.
UK-based scientists smash nuclear fusion energy record
Push to harness the power of the stars takes a leap forward with 'milestone' results in atom fusing experiment.
Main Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam says he ‘didn’t kill anyone’
Salah Abdeslam, the key suspect in a rampage that killed 130 people across Paris in 2015, says he 'didn't hurt anyone'.
Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports
Cultivating genetically modified corn is banned in Mexico, but the country still imports it from the US.
SpaceX satellites are tumbling out of orbit after solar storm
Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have likely re-entered the atmosphere and burned up, SpaceX said.
UN court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DR Congo
International Court of Justice orders Kampala to pay the damages which is a fraction of the $11bn demanded by DRC.
Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises to 80
Cyclone which left 91,000 people with destroyed or damaged homes was the nation's second destructive storm in two weeks.
Pope says war in Ukraine would be ‘madness,’ backs talks
Tensions and threats of war can be overcome with 'serious dialogue', the head of the Catholic Church says.
Ukraine-Russia crisis: What is the Minsk agreement?
France's Macron says the 2015 ceasefire deal between Kyiv and Moscow offers a 'path' to peace.
‘We’ll fight for Kyiv’: Ukrainian civilians train to repel Russia
Dismissed as 'militants' by Russian officials, Ukrainians from a range of backgrounds prepare for war.
Indonesia starts testing homegrown COVID vaccine on humans
Authorities hope the vaccine, which suffered delays since 2020, will be authorised for use by mid-2022.
Yemen’s war explained in maps and charts
How strong are the Houthis? And how have seven years of war affected Yemen? Key questions answered, in seven graphics.
Tunisian judges on strike as fears grow over authoritarian rule
Members of the judiciary say they live under a growing climate of intimidation following the president's power grab.