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Mother of Michael Fanone, officer attacked during US Capitol riot, targeted by unnamed person who claimed to have killed her

The move by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comes after months of tensions caused by Israel’s assault on Gaza.

When author Ellen Atlanta found herself working on an app to perfect women’s faces, she realised she was at the centre of an insidious new beauty culture

Conille had already served in the position between 2011 and 2012. He had been working as UNICEF's regional director since January 2023

Haiti’s new prime minister says he is “very honored” to be chosen for the post, in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to lead the troubled Caribbean country

Exclusive: Ministers announced in May that the seasonal worker visa scheme would be extended until 2029

Benjamin Netanyahu and his associates are already doubling down against these allegations. They must be made to answer them, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Israeli tanks penetrate centre of Rafah and air attacks persist across the city despite global calls to end the carnage.

Ireland, Spain and Norway have broken with the majority of European states by formally recognising Palestine as an independent state. This follows the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados that did the same earlier this year, bringing the number of UN members that recognise Palestine to 143 out of…