Venezuelan opposition leader arrested on eve of Maduro swearing-in
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested after appearing in public for the first time in months.
Before and after images of LA buildings compared
BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt compares before and after pictures of the city showing the scale of the LA fires.
Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women
England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban government’s treatment of women.
Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the game to go ahead, saying on Friday that cancelling it would “deny sports fans the opportunity that they love”.
Continue reading...Which Hollywood stars have lost their homes in the California wildfires?
Celebrities have lost homes but a social media post showing the Hollywood sign burning proved to be false.
Aerial views show widespread destruction from LA fire
Aerial views over Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades area show entire neighbourhoods destroyed.
Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds
The Lancet medical journal estimates actual number of deaths in first nine months of war much higher than official toll.
Sudan’s RSF tried to polish its image but its crimes are being recognised
Paramilitary force's image tarnished by US genocide designation, say experts, as survivors hope for justice.
Polish president aims to protect Netanyahu from ICC arrest ahead of Auschwitz anniversary – All Israel News
- Polish president aims to protect Netanyahu from ICC arrest ahead of Auschwitz anniversary All Israel News
- Poland says it will not arrest Netanyahu for ICC should he attend Auschwitz memorial The Times of Israel
- Polish government says it will ensure representatives of Israel can visit Auschwitz safely Reuters
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South Korean leader’s security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon – Reuters
- South Korean leader's security chief warns against violent attempts to arrest Yoon Reuters
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- How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention The New York Times
Visa-waiver system could overwhelm UK immigration services, law firm warns
There are also fears electronic travel authorisation will threaten post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland
The UK Home Office’s already burdened immigration services could be overwhelmed this summer when a new visa-waiver system comes into force for European business travellers and tourists in April, a leading law firm has said.
There have also been fresh warnings that the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) requirements could threaten the post-peace tourism sector in Northern Ireland, with Americans and Europeans travelling to Dublin and beyond deciding not to bother crossing the border because of the red tape.
Continue reading...Austria’s Chancellor nominee wants ‘remigration’. What does it mean? – Euronews
- Austria's Chancellor nominee wants 'remigration'. What does it mean? Euronews
- The Putinisation of central Europe The Economist
- Austria's far-right led coalition talks set to begin, thousands protest Reuters
- Hitler's Heirs: Austria's Antisemitic, Authoritarian Far Right Is Closing in on Power Haaretz
- A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected The New York Times
South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning
Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president.
‘We want the whole truth’: residents of Queensland city plagued by foul odours fear inquiry won’t clear the air
After years of enduring fetid smells from waste plants, some in Ipswich are sceptical of a freshly announced inquiry into the health impacts
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Residents of a city who have endured years of noxious odours from waste plants are divided over the announcement of an inquiry into the health impacts.
For the last six years, residents of Ipswich, southwest of Brisbane, have been complaining of smells they described as raw sewage, ammonia, ethanol, rotting compost, sour milk and decaying animal bodies.
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Continue reading...Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party to elect new leader on March 9
Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and former central banker Mark Carney poised to seek party leadership.
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says
UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.
Donald Trump says a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin is being set up
Trump calls the Russia-Ukraine war 'a bloody mess' and signals his intention to discuss the conflict with Putin.
Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?
Meta owned social media platforms ends third-party fact-checking, adopting community notes as its replacement.
Smog causes travel chaos in Indian capital Delhi
Several flights and trains have been delayed as visibility reached zero in many areas.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,051
Here are the key developments on the 1,051st day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.