Former EU Brexit negotiator announces plan to stand as right-wing candidate against Emmanuel MacronThe EU’s former chief negotiator on Brexit, Michel Barnier, plans to stand as a right-wing candidate against Emmanuel Macron in next year’s French presid…
US intelligence study inconclusive on Covid origins, according to reports
Assessment unable to conclude whether virus came from animals or a Wuhan lab, according to US mediaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA classified US intelligence report delivered to the White House was inconclusive on the orig…
Josephine Baker to become first Black woman to enter France’s Pantheon
Performer who became part of the French resistance will be moved to the mausoleum in NovemberThe remains of Josephine Baker, a famed French-American dancer, singer and actor who also worked with the French resistance during the second world war, will b…
More than 1,000 civilians have died in Myanmar unrest, say activists
Junta accused of ‘killing lives and democratic hopes’ in bloody crackdown since the February coupMyanmar’s security forces have killed more than 1,000 civilians since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi from power six months ago, according to an advoc…
Ivory Coast confirms first Ebola case since 1994
Woman, 18, is in intensive care in Abidjan as emergency plan to identify her contacts beginsIvory Coast has recorded a case of Ebola, its health minister has said, the first occurrence of the deadly disease in the country in nearly three decades.Offici…
Ethiopian PM urges civilians to join armed forces as war rages
Abiy Ahmed issues call for all eligible civilians to ‘show your patriotism’ amid fighting with Tigrayan forcesThe Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has issued a call for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting rages in multiple …
Police launch investigation into Alibaba sexual assault allegations
Chinese e-commerce company says it is cooperating with the investigation Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has announced that it is cooperating with a police investigation into sexual assault allegations aired by a company employee.A statement on Sun…
HelpTurkey hashtag under investigation for ‘spreading fear’ about wildfires
Stung by claims of a bungled response to devastating fires, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says criticism is orchestrated by foreign powersProsecutors in Turkey have launched an investigation into a social media hastag critical of the government’s alle…
Chechen man given life sentence for killing dissident in Austria
Man convicted for July 2020 murder of Chechen government critic granted political asylum in ViennaA Chechen man has been handed a life sentence in Austria after being convicted of murdering a Chechen dissident, a court spokesperson said.Mamikhan Umarov…
Myanmar’s UN envoy accuses military junta of township massacre
Kyaw Moe Tun, who has defied regime attempts to sack him, tells UN it must take action over killings in remote Sagaing areaMyanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, who has refused to leave his post despite being fired by the junta after the February…