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US State Department accuses three Malian officials of facilitating the Russian mercenary group’s rise in the country.

Human Rights Watch says it has found evidence of new summary executions, lootings, forced disappearances and other abuses committed in Mali by the army suspected Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries

There is little dispute these days over the need to regulate single-use plastics. But there is ample confusion around what plastics to address and how to do so.

Emma Watson shared a heartwarming story about saving a small mouse, and of course the world is ready with some Harry Potter-themed jokes in response.

Climate change will wreak havoc on small island developing states in the Pacific and elsewhere. Some will be swamped by rising seas. These communities also face more extreme weather, increasingly acidic oceans, coral bleaching and harm to fisheries. Food supplies, human health and livelihoods are at risk. And it’s clear…

Hillel Neuer battles anti-Israel bias at UN: A voice for human rights faces suppression

The G20 must build on what India has started to prevent disasters

All-party climate group says backing away from green policies would be catastrophic for the economy

Editorial: Britain’s missing voice in a key global anti-poverty debate reveals how the country is fading into irrelevance on the world stage

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Peace between Hemedti’s RSF and Sudan’s army will not end war crimes. As UN security council president, Britain must act