Armenia’s Turkish gamble comes with a price
Yerevan may gain trade and access, but its outreach to Ankara risks pulling the South Caucasus into a deeper East-West clash The normalization of Armenia-Türkiye relations has become one of … Read More
From ‘seismic doublets’ to ‘earthquake swarms’ – what do we know about this week’s global tremors?
The chain of earthquakes that shook the planet this week was violent and tragic, but can be explained A string of powerful earthquakes struck different parts of the world on … Read More
France confirms first Ebola case in doctor who had worked in DRC
Health workers tend to an Ebola patient in the DRC province of Ituri. The doctor in the French case had been on a humanitarian mission in the area. Photograph: Moses … Read More
‘Constitutional coup’ claims as Zimbabwe senate approves extending presidential term
Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office in elections in 2023. Photograph: Monicah Mwangi/Reuters View image in fullscreen Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office in elections in … Read More
Polish opposition to EU membership for Ukraine surges – poll
Nearly 60% of Poles now oppose Kiev joining the bloc, compared to 42% a year ago, IBRiS surveys show Nearly six in ten Poles now oppose Ukraine’s accession to the … Read More
Polish opposition leader to return Ukrainian state award amid Nazi spat
Law and Justice party chair Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s decision comes amid an escalating diplomatic row over Kiev’s honoring of collaborators Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chair of Poland’s opposition Law and Justice (PiS) … Read More
RT staff caught in deadly Caracas earthquake
Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan has said the families of employees are being relocated after their homes were badly damaged The children of an RT correspondent and cameraman were injured in the … Read More
Hundreds dead across Europe as scorching heatwave shatters records
Spain has recorded the highest death toll as temperatures top 40°C across much of the continent, reviving memories of the deadly summer of 2003 A scorching heatwave has killed hundreds … Read More
Denmark proposes ending protections for Ukrainians fleeing the draft
The Nordic country plans to stop granting emergency residence permits to military-age Ukrainian men The Danish government has proposed stripping military-age Ukrainians of refugee protections in an effort to help … Read More
Play puts spotlight on Kenya’s crisis of gender-based violence
The play was restaged this month at the Chandaria Jain Social Group auditorium in Nairobi. Photograph: Esther Sweeney/The Guardian Autobiographical work Free Me aims to encourage victims to speak out … Read More