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African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House report says
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Group of asylum seekers sent formal notices advising they will be relocated to east African country, say officials
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Painted wooden coffins and bronze statues of deities dating to 500BC found by archaeologists in Saqqara
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At least 19 journalists caught up in mass detentions after government moves against Fano, its former ally in Tigray conflict
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Woman and four children among 14 victims of latest wave of killings in south-east Anambra State
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Schools and airports help the leaders of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power, a new book claims
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Leadership ‘incapable of examining which aspects of its culture have been the most deficient,’ writes Louise Arbour in report
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Rodríguez Orejuela, 83, was a rival of Pablo Escobar and controlled 80% of the global cocaine market
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Jury finds Anthony Bilodeau and his father guilty in the deaths of Maurice Cardinal and his nephew, Jacob Sansom, who were Métis
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Oaxaca state counts cost of strongest hurricane ever to come ashore in May during eastern Pacific hurricane season
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Policy aims to stem record number of overdose deaths by easing a fear of arrest by those who need help
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It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in country, Justin Trudeau says
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Leaked directive reportedly shows that Chinese media were ordered to describe the two-month restrictions as ‘static management-style suppression’
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Regional matters must be taken to Pacific Islands Forum, says Fiame Naomi Mata’afa after countries declined deal with Beijing
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Former PM Peter O’Neill criticises timing of foreign minister’s visit, saying no agreements should be signed with Beijing before poll
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Nick Coyle says monthly consular visits by Australian officials were suspended because of China’s strict Covid-19 protocols
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Experts doubt state media claims that the worst is over, as WHO warns of global dangers of letting the virus spread unchecked
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Move to ease inflation threatens city-state’s de-facto national dish of poached chicken and rice
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Calls for faster transition away from ‘volatile’ fossil fuel supply as SA burns large amounts of gas and diesel
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Ita Buttrose previously branded investigation of complaints handling ‘an act of political interference’
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Person 81 tells court he did not observe any conduct by Roberts-Smith and two other soldiers that caused him suspicion they had murdered anyone
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Greg Mullins says Chris Bowen’s invitation to meet with experts is a ‘stark contrast’ to outgoing Coalition government
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Police arrest man and woman over alleged traffic incident involving pedestrian on Stuart Highway on Darwin’s outskirts
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Ukraine’s president claims 200,000 children have been forcefully taken to Russia; the US will supply Ukraine with medium-range rocket systems
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Analysis: both sides agree grain must reach world markets soon but each wants to decide how
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Russia hits back at US supply of medium-range rocket systems; Russian forces control two-thirds of Sievierodonetsk; Ukraine suffers 100 casualties a day
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This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war here
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Government’s proposal to ditch opt-out backed by 66.9% to 33.1% in referendum following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Supporters of both teams sing Ukrainian national anthem before Wednesday night’s World Cup qualifier in Glasgow
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Campaigners against flight say Kurdish Iraqis had endured ‘unnecessary torture in pursuit of headlines’
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Foreign Office warns against all travel to the country where Islamic State is still a threat
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Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problems
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Booing and shouting prompt crackdown from riot police at site of disaster, where 31 people died
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Israeli media estimated around 25,000 people took part in contentious annual flag march through Muslim parts of Old City
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Senior figure warns that man mentioned 24 times in Sue Gray report would be ‘representing the Queen’ as ambassador to Saudi Arabia
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Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status
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Krishnakumar Kunnath, a star Bollywood singer best known as KK, complained of feeling cold and unwell before collapsing
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Winner of the inaugural Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment award says she saw mainstream culture did not represent her, so she created her own space
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Economic crisis is becoming health crisis as the country is unable to afford to import essential supplies
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Musician whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was killed a day after his security cover was withdrawn
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Bodies being recovered after army locates Tara Air aircraft that took off from Pokhara, after conditions hampered earlier search
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Britons expected to take advantage of four-day break to splash out on street parties and nights out
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Tourists suffered severe hold-ups at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Bristol
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She has carried out more than 21,000 engagements during her reign and sent 300,000 birthday messages to centenarians
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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible in order of their distance from the sun from Friday
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Isle of Man TT organisers have paid tribute to Mark Purslow after the rider was killed in an accident on Wednesday
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Co-founder of Multiverse believes ‘obsession with the academic’ is holding some people back
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Severe undercounting undermines our efforts to ‘understand and get ahead of the virus’, researcher says after New York survey
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Authorities say the shooter is also dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound, with several others injured
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Actor, who has alopecia, has finally addressed her husband’s decision to slap Rock over a joke about her shaved head at the Academy Awards
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Sandberg joined the company in 2008 and will leave the company this fall, although she will continue to be on Meta’s board
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Fagan, who has been second-in-command at the coast guard, will serve as the 27th commandant
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The focus of the case was a 2018 editorial Heard wrote in the Washington Post calling herself ‘a public figure representing domestic abuse’
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