Haitian migrants try to reach the US, the Taliban in Kabul, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma and Paris fashion week – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Five migrants shot dead at Libyan detention centre amid mass escape
Facility in Tripoli overcrowded after 5,000 migrants arrested in the country in past weekAt least five migrants have been shot dead at a Tripoli detention centre amid a mass escape from the overcrowded facility.Libyan security forces have detained more…
Clean environment is a human right, UN council agrees
Human rights council also appoints special rapporteur to monitor impact of climate crisis on rightsThe UN’s main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognise the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, a…
Germany investigates possible ‘sonic weapon attack’ against US embassy staff
Police have been investigating possible cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ associated with the diplomatic mission since AugustGerman police are investigating an “alleged sonic weapon attack” against staff of the US embassy in Berlin, in the latest in a growing…
Mexico police intercept 652 Central American migrants in three cargo trucks
Discovery is one of biggest of US-bound migrants, with 90% Guatemalans and nearly 200 unaccompanied minorsPolice in northern Mexico have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants hiding in three long cargo trucks headed to the United States, i…
Bali without tourists: once-bustling hotspots now eerie and overgrown – a photo essay
Tourism on the island came to a standstill at the beginning of the pandemic. Putu Sayoga captures the impact on a once thriving industryThe sun is slowly disappearing on Jimbaran beach. The restaurants lining the beach have started to turn on their lig…
Archbishop apologises for steamy video filmed in Spanish cathedral
Video shows rapper C Tangana and singer Nathy Peluso grind against each other inside Toledo CathedralThe archbishop of Toledo has apologised to offended Roman Catholics after one of Spain’s most famous cathedrals was used as a location for a raunchy vi…
Biden restores beloved national monuments, reversing Trump cuts
Restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante represents victory for advocates after protections were slashedJoe Biden restored environmental protections on Friday to three national monuments and their vast expanse of vital ecosystems and sac…
Trump’s Washington DC hotel lost $74m during presidency, documents reveal – live
Documents contradict Trump’s claims hotel made tens of millionsBiden: ‘We risk losing our edge as a nation’ if Congress doesn’t pass infrastructure billsUS adds 194,000 September jobs, a month of disappointing growthDebt ceiling measure heads to the Ho…