Women in refuges have been sent home to their abusers or to prison since the Taliban takeover. Those in the few shelters still open fear what lies aheadZari was seven years old when her parents died, forcing her to move in with her uncle. But when he d…
Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill
Amazon and Microsoft also supporting groups fighting legislation despite promises to combat the climate crisis, analysis findsSome of America’s most prominent companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Disney, are backing business groups that ar…
New Zealand supreme court blocks seabed mining consent
Campaigners hail ruling preventing TTR dredging 50m tonnes of iron-sands from South Taranaki seabed, though mining firm says it will try againMore in this series• Race to the bottom: the disastrous, blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea• ‘False choice’…
WHO ‘should pay reparations to victims of sexual abuse by staff’
Inquiry finds 21 men accused of sex abuse, including rape, worked for World Health Organization during Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 2018 Ebola crisisSurvivors of sexual abuse by World Health Organization aid workers during the Democratic Republic…
Chinese ex-official on trial for corruption as Xi Jinping’s purge continues
Former vice minister of security Sun Lijun accused of extreme ‘political ambition’ and leading a corrupt and extravagant lifeA former senior Chinese official has been accused of a raft of corruption offences, expelled from the Communist party and put o…
PNG admits Maserati purchase was ‘terrible mistake’ as they go on sale at discounted price
Fleet of luxury cars, purchased for the 2018 Apec summit in a move that prompted widespread outrage, has been put up for saleA fleet of Maserati cars, bought by the Papua New Guinean government for the 2018 Apec leaders’ summit in a move that prompted …
Pelosi delays vote on Biden’s infrastructure bill in defeat for Democrats
Democrats say holdup is temporary despite stalemate over Biden’s sweeping economic agendaThe US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, postponed a planned vote on a $1tn infrastructure bill on Thursday night in a stinging defeat for Democrats after progressives …
Florida man uses recycling bin to catch large alligator outside his house
‘I don’t know the procedures, so I did it my own way,’ says 26-year-old US Army veteran, after the reptile ‘hissed’ at his daughterNot all heroes wear capes – some wear slides and socks. A US army veteran who has gone viral online for trapping a large …
Biden signs bill averting shutdown as heated infrastructure debate drags on – live
Bill passed by Senate and House will extend funding until 3 December as Democrats continue to wrangle over Biden’s economic agendaGovernment avoids shutdown – but what happens next?Democrats barrel toward make-or-break voteSign up to receive First Thin…
Canary Islands lava peninsula in the Atlantic doubles in size
Volcano on La Palma has been steadily spewing molten rock into the sea, enlarging the size of the islandLava from the volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands that began cascading into the ocean two days ago has already covered an area bigger than 25 football…