Mali’s military leaders under pressure to pull back from suspected agreement with Wagner GroupThe UK has joined a mounting international campaign of pressure on Mali’s military leaders to step back from a suspected deal with a Russian mercenary company…
Stephanie Grisham book sheds light on Trump’s bizarre brushes with world leaders
Memoir reveals Trump once discussed strength of kangaroos in meeting with UK PM – one of the few European leaders he likedBoris Johnson once devoted a considerable part of a meeting with Donald Trump to discussing how strong kangaroos are, as the Briti…
‘You can’t sue your way to the moon’: Elon Musk intensifies Bezos space feud
SpaceX founder, who in April won a contract from Nasa, took a jab at Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin for suing when it lost out on dealElon Musk intensified the feud over lawsuits and rocket sizes with space rival Jeff Bezos this week, kicking off the latest…
Man shot dead by Belarusian KGB worked for US software firm
Victim of raid on flat in Minsk in which one officer also killed named locally as Andrei Zeltser, age 31A 31-year-old man shot dead by Belarusian security forces this week in a raid on an apartment block in the capital Minsk was an employee of the US-b…
‘Innately low-impact’: Chloé brings eco-chic to Paris fashion week
Gabriela Hearst showcased artisan pieces handmade from leftover fabric, with Gillian Anderson and Demi Moore in the front rowGabriela Hearst, the creative director of Chloé, is bringing the values of the climate emergency era to Paris fashion week’s to…
Nicolas Sarkozy given jail sentence for illegal campaign financing
Former French president to appeal against one-year term that could be served at home with electronic tagThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a second jail term after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing for the …
Former concentration camp secretary to Nazis, 96, flees before trial
Whereabouts of Irmgard Furchner, charged with aiding and abetting murder of thousands, is unknownA 96-year-old woman who worked as a secretary for a Nazi concentration camp commandant has gone on the run from her care home before the start of her trial…
42 nations owe China ‘hidden debts’ exceeding 10% of GDP, says report
Belt and Road £385bn debt includes China-Laos railway – funded with loan equivalent to third of Laos’s GDPResearchers have identified debts of at least $385bn owed by 165 countries to China for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, with loans system…
Coronavirus live news: Ukraine reports highest daily cases since April; Denmark falls short on vaccination target
Latest updates: more than 12,000 new cases recorded in Ukraine yesterday amid renewed surge; Denmark set to miss target of having 90% over 12 fully vaccinated by 1 OctoberDitching furlough will add to UK economic woes, warn unions and firmsBrazil hospi…
‘There’s cameras everywhere’: testimonies detail far-reaching surveillance of Uyghurs in China
China’s surveillance machine has grown with the aid of Chinese and international technology companies. But few have faced repercussionsAbdusalam Muhammad recalls local police interrogating him and his family in their home of Yakan in China’s Xinjiang U…