Ecuador to pardon up to 2,000 inmates after deadly prison riot
Move aims to reduce overcrowding in detention centres after 118 inmates died in an Ecuadorian prison riot this week.
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Tunisia’s Ghannouchi says parliament in session, defying Saied
Rached Ghannouchi from Ennahdha party urged lawmakers to resume work in defiance of parliament freeze by the president.
India imposes retaliatory COVID restrictions on British nationals
The move comes after New Delhi called British decision not to recognise Indian vaccine, Covishield, 'discriminatory'.
Biden administration faces ‘critical moment’ on migration
Under fire for Haitian migrant expulsions, advocates say US should expect more arrivals as conditions in Haiti worsen.
Racism contributed to Indigenous woman’s death in Canada: Coroner
Joyce Echaquan's death in Quebec hospital last year after staff hurled racist insults at her sparked nationwide outcry.
UN agency says it needs $800m a year to assist Palestinians
UNRWA will seek $800m a year at an upcoming donors conference in Brussels to assist Palestinians.
Thunberg leads climate protests in Italy ahead of COP26
Greta Thunberg led a 'Fridays for Future' march in Milan after calling for swift change at the Youth4Climate conference.
US lawyer who sued Chevron sentenced to 6 months in contempt case
Steven Donziger has spent more than two decades battling oil giant over pollution in the Ecuadorian rainforest.
US Fed’s preferred inflation gauge sees sharpest rise in 30 years
Fears are mounting that the current wave of US price pressures could last longer than expected.
Colombia’s ELN rebels warn of ‘reprisals’ after commander killed
Experts say rise in attacks likely after top commander of leftist ELN armed group died after Colombia military bombing.
Global energy crunch, US burnout, and OPEC’s no 1 call
We gather the numbers from the week’s biggest economic and business news stories so you can impress your friends.
Social media giants accused of ‘silencing’ Kashmir voices
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are taking down accounts of Kashmiris, a report by a Kashmiri diaspora group says.
Georgia arrests ex-President Saakashvili after return from exile
Arrest comes after Saakashvili returned from eight years in exile and a day before key municipal elections in Georgia.
Merck’s COVID pill cuts deaths, hospitalisations by half: Report
If authorised for use, it would be the first pill shown to treat COVID and a major step in controlling the pandemic.
Energy crunch: Natural gas prices in Europe hit record 100 euros
Soaring energy prices could threaten the economic recovery in Europe.
Taiwan says it scrambled jets again after Chinese ‘air incursion’
Taiwan says 25 Chinese fighter jets entered its defence zone on a day Beijing marked its national day.
US Democrats seek deal on Biden’s $3.5-trillion social agenda
Democrats are struggling to bridge differences between two key centrist senators and a faction of House progressives.
Iraqis march in Baghdad to mark protests anniversary
Iraqis commemorate the victims of the October 2019 protests, ahead of a new parliamentary vote.
Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya sworn in as interim president
Mamady Doumbouya promises that neither he nor any member of the military government will stand in any future votes.
Mali receives helicopters and weapons from Russia
The delivery of military equipment from Moscow comes amid tense relations between Bamako and key ally Paris.