Argentine judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise
An Argentine judge has ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the British-controlled Falkland Islands
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What to know about the deaths of 8 women in South Africa that have sparked fear and anger
South African police have discovered the bodies of eight women in the Kempton Park area, east of Johannesburg, over the past two months
Former Muslim rebels lead results in first election held in southern Philippine region
Candidates from two rival parties linked to a former rebel group have led the first elections in a predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines
Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says
The U.S. special envoy for Belarus says that the country’s authorities have agreed to release 25 prisoners as part of a deal that includes the lifting of U.S. sanctions against some Belarusian companies
English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan
A small English village has voted to leave the U.K. in a symbolic independence referendum
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South Sudan president fires head of electoral body months before first election
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has announced the head of the electoral body was removed from the position just three months before the country’s first election
Gold mine collapse has killed at least 67 people in a remote area in Sudan
A gold mine collapse in Sudan has killed at least 67 people, according to a medical group and survivors
EU plans new firefighting fleet after deadly summer heat wave
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a scorching summer has shown the EU needs new tools to tackle climate change
Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa
A gold mine collapse has killed at least 67 people in a remote area in Sudan
A gold mine collapse in Sudan has killed at least 67 people, according to a medical group and survivors
Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine
A Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in southern Ukraine has killed five people and wounded at least seven
Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan to broaden the city's identity beyond finance
Hong Kong's leader has unveiled a five-year plan to broaden the city's identity beyond finance
NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO says its fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Russia touts candidates who fought in Ukraine for its wartime parliamentary election
Nearly 200 men who took part in the war in Ukraine are among the candidates for this week’s parliamentary election in Russia
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is expected in court in The Hague
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is to make his first public appearance in more than a year after an International Criminal Court judge said she expected him to attend a pretrial hearing
Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will learn his fate on Wednesday as international judges in The Hague deliver verdicts in his war crimes trial
South Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison office
A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won, or about $32.5 million, for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020
Gold mining expands fastest on Indigenous lands in Brazil’s Amazon, new analysis finds
A new report by the Amazon Environmental Research Institute has found that gold mining poses a significant threat to Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon
Police fire tear gas to break up Congo protests against constitutional changes
Police in Congo have broken up opposition protests using tear gas against hundreds of demonstrators
Police detain dozens at an Istanbul courthouse protest over LGBTQ+ crackdown
Police have detained dozens of demonstrators outside a courthouse in Istanbul
South African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg
The discovery of seven women's bodies around Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, has sparked fear and a high-level police investigation
Houthi official says Saudi airstrikes leave 3 dead, and other Mideast developments
A Houthi spokesperson says Saudi airstrikes have left three people dead in the Yemen's southwest
Japan loses contact with a surveillance drone off the country's northwestern coast
Japan's air force has lost contact with one of its surveillance drones during a flight off the northwestern coast
Inquiry into New Zealand man who hid his kids in forest for years blasts officials
A major inquiry into New Zealand man Tom Phillips, who hid his children in a forest for years before dying in a police shootout, criticizes officials for not taking the risks to the children seriously
Indigenous leader Raoni receives palliative care in Brazil after cancer diagnosis
Renowned Indigenous Chief Raoni Metuktire is receiving palliative care at home in the Brazilian heartland after being diagnosed with cancer at age 94, his institute says
Questions grow after Vanuatu ferry sinking as rescuers search for more than 30 missing
Authorities are searching for more than 30 people missing after a ferry is believed to have sunk off Vanuatu's coast
Thailand and Cambodia begin UN conciliation process over disputed maritime claims
Thailand and Cambodia started talks Tuesday to resolve a sea border dispute under a U.N. maritime law agreement
In parts of Africa, rainmakers face cruel violence by farmers as climate change vexes many
African rainmakers have long served as spiritual leaders in their communities, performing rituals to implore the deities for rainfall
As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay
Iraq faces two major deadlines at the end of September
A crisis is shaking Brazil’s Supreme Court. Here’s what to know
Brazil’s Supreme Court is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis