Justices deny president’s effort to rescind Trump programBlow to Biden as trio of liberal justices dissent in 6-3 rulingThe US supreme court on Tuesday denied Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump…
Philippines’ Duterte agrees to run as vice-president in 2022
President’s ‘sacrifice’ paves way for leader to stay in power beyond June next yearThe Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has agreed to be the ruling political party’s vice-presidential candidate in next year’s elections, laying the groundwork for …
Turkey reinforces Iran border to block Afghan refugees
By the end of the year, authorities plan to add another 64km to a border wall intended to stop refugees arriving on their way to westAfghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey through Iran on foot to the Turkish border face a three-metre high w…
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza as hostilities escalate
Cross-border gunfire earlier on Saturday seriously injured an Israeli soldier and wounded 41 PalestiniansIsraeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza late on Saturday, the military said, in an escalation of hostilities after earlier cross-border gunfire…
Arsenal confirm permanent signing of Martin Ødegaard from Real Madrid
Norwegian re-joins after loan spell last season at GunnersFee around £34m but Ødegaard not in squad to face ChelseaArsenal have signed Norway international Martin Ødegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal, the Premier League club said on Friday. Re…
Poland’s president signs bill to curb claims on property seized by Nazis
Move to limit Jewish people’s opportunity to seek restitution sparks furious response from IsraelPoland’s president has decided to sign a bill that would set limits on the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazi German occupiers and retained…
Russia detains head of hypersonic research facility in treason case
Alexander Kuranov is suspected of passing secret information to a foreign citizenRussia has reportedly detained the head of a hypersonic technology research facility on suspicion of treason in the latest high-profile arrest targeting a senior scientist…
UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth
Death of Memory Machaya, 14, who gave birth at church shrine, prompts outrage among citizens and activistsThe United Nations has condemned the practice of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at a ch…
Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after Boko Haram kidnap, governor says
Girl and someone she says she married during captivity surrendered themselves to militaryOne abducted girl from the Nigerian town of Chibok has been freed and reunited with her parents seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than …
WeChat’s youth mode is illegal, says lawsuit, as China steps up attack on Tencent
The messaging app does not comply with laws protecting children, say prosecutors, in fresh crackdown on tech firms Prosecutors in Beijing have initiated a civil lawsuit against a subsidiary of Tencent, saying the “youth mode” on the company’s popular …