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Sudan’s aid workers fear crackdown under strict new army rules 

28 May 2025

Aid workers and activists are fearful that new regulations announced by Sudan’s army-backed government will lead to a ...

‘Tidal wave’: How 75 nations face Chinese debt crisis in 2025 

28 May 2025

Many of the world’s poorest countries are due to make record debt repayments to China in 2025 on loans extended a deca...

French surgeon sentenced to 20 years for sex abuse of nearly 300 people 

28 May 2025

A French court has sentenced a retired surgeon to 20 years in prison for raping or sexually abusing nearly 300 victims, ...

What are Germany’s Taurus missiles that Ukraine wants? 

28 May 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks with Germany’s Friedrich Merz in Berlin, days after the newly i...

Boat capsizes on arrival at Spain’s Canary Islands; seven women, girls die 

28 May 2025

News|Migration Four women and three girls have died when a small boat carrying dozens of refugees and migrants capsized ...

German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE 

28 May 2025

A German court has thrown out a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from RWE for the German energy utility’s a...

US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect 

28 May 2025

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its embassies abroad to stop scheduling new visa int...

Gulf states, China take centre stage at summit of Southeast Asian nations 

28 May 2025

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to “...

US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’, UNRWA chief says 

28 May 2025

The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has condemned the new United States-backed aid mo...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to meet Germany’s Merz in Berlin, seeks more support 

28 May 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as Ukraine seeks further m...