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'Only God can change this place': Haitians see no end to spiralling violence (8 hours old)

Bodies pile up even in the "safest" areas of Port-au-Prince, a capital city reeling from gang warfare.

US reports death of senior Hamas military leader (2 hours old)

Details are also released of President Biden's high-stakes call to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump unable to get $464m bond in New York fraud case (8 minutes old)

The former president must either pay the full amount in cash or secure a bond to continue his appeal.

US-Philippines alliance is ‘ironclad’- Blinken (6 minutes old)

The assurance comes as tensions rise between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea.

Japan raises rates for first time in 17 years (36 minutes old)

The historic move comes after the price rises continue to slow.

Evergrande and its founder accused of $78bn fraud (8 hours old)

Former billionaire Hui Ka Yan has been fined and faces being banned from the financial markets for life.

Putin hails Crimea annexation after claiming election win (6 hours old)

Russia's president addresses thousands in Moscow after official figures suggest he won 87% of the vote.

Messi fans to get refunds for no-show match in HK (27 minutes old)

The Argentine star has faced fury from Chinese fans since skipping the friendly last February.

Is TikTok really a danger to the West? (9 hours old)

Calls in the US for a ban on TikTok have reignited the global debate about its cyber-security risks.

Uganda on alert as IS-linked fighters cross border (30 minutes old)

ADF militants, blamed for a series of deadly attacks, entered Uganda on Saturday, the army says.

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Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed (14 hours old)

Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia has been postponed for three months after MPs called for more consultation.FGM was outlawed in the country eight years ago and is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment. Continue reading...

Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people (18 hours old)

Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater riskAn NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe.In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass boat carrying 28 people and a double-deck wooden vessel with 143 people onboard, which appeared to be in distress. Continue reading...

Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone (19 hours old)

Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnershipIdris Elba has shared details of his “dream” to turn an island off the coast of Sierra Leone, the country where his father was born, into an environmentally friendly smart city.The actor is working with his childhood friend to develop Sherbro, which is roughly the size of the Isle of Man, after the island was given enough autonomy by the west African nation’s government to allow the work to go ahead. Continue reading...

Weather tracker: cyclone warning in Australia while Finland freezes in -16C lows (23 hours old)

Meanwhile, South Sudan has ordered schools to shut amid extreme heatwaveA cyclone warning has been issued in northern Australia for coastal communities from the island of Groote Eylandt to the Northern Territory/Queensland border. Tropical Cyclone Megan, which developed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on Saturday, has been declared a category 3 cyclone by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Megan is forecast to make landfall on Monday, but has already brought gale-force winds and heavy rainfall to some areas over the weekend. Groote Eylandt was cut off after more than 400mm of rain in just 24 hou[...]

South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave (1 day old)

Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeksSouth Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks.The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F). Continue reading...

EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis (1 day old)

Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to regionEU leaders have sealed a €7.4bn (£6.3bn) deal with Egypt to help boost the country’s faltering economy, in an attempt to bring stability to the “troubled” region and avert another migration crisis in Europe.The three-year EU-Egypt strategic partnership involves €5bn in soft loans to support economic changes, €1.8bn to support investments from the private sector and €600m in grants including €200m for migration management. Continue reading...

Cuba blames US for stoking protests amid power cuts and food shortages (14 hours old)

US embassy says ‘absurd’ to suggest Washington behind protests in Santiago de Cuba led by parents struggling to feed their childrenThe Cuban government has summoned the US ambassador, Benjamin Ziff, to its foreign ministry, accusing Washington of stoking a protest which saw hundreds of people take to the streets in the island’s second city of Santiago de Cuba.The demonstration late on Sunday was a rare public show of disenchantment against Cuba’s communist government, and was apparently led by parents struggling to feed their children in the face of a worsening food crisis. The protesters repo[...]

Medical studies find no trace of physical harm in Havana syndrome patients (16 hours old)

Two new studies find no significant differences between US government officials suffering from condition and control groupTwo new medical studies have found that US government officials suffering from Havana syndrome symptoms did not show any discernible physical damage or alteration.One of the studies published on Monday by the federally funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) examined brain imaging, while the other looked at blood biomarkers and clinical assessments of hearing, vision, hand-eye coordination, cognitive ability and balance. Continue reading...

At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital (17 hours old)

Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin, forcing residents to flee previously peaceful neighborhoods• Haiti: what caused the gang violence and will it end now the PM has quit?Gunmen have assaulted two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital in an attack that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas and suggested that a gang insurrection that prompted the prime minister to resign is far from over.Assailants looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise on Monday, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. Both neigh[...]

US citizens flee Haiti on government-chartered flight (21 hours old)

More than 30 Americans arrive in Miami from Cap-Haïten as US urges citizens to leave ‘as soon as possible’ amid gang violenceA charter flight carrying dozens of US citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in Haiti landed on Sunday in Miami, state department officials said.More than 30 US citizens were on the government-chartered flight, officials said in a statement. It arrived in Miami’s international airport after the US embassy in Port-au-Prince earlier this month urged US citizens to leave “as soon as possible” as chaos grips Haiti. Continue reading...

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