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The death of 17-year-old Nahel, shot by a police officer on Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, is not the first of its kind. Fatal shootings by police officers during traffic stops are on the rise in France. While police say it’s due to a spike in public non-compliance…

Sunak insists Rwanda is safe country to be sent to after court rules in favour of charities and 10 asylum seekers

LONDON: The UK government said it would challenge a court ruling on Thursday that blocks its plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, a setback to its controversial bid to cut migrant numbers.

At least two dozen presidential, national, regional and local elections are held across the African continent each year. The sometimes fierce electoral competition, a history of violence or vote rigging make it especially important to know that elections are free, fair and credible. This is where election observers come in.…

Every day we hear about the fear and trauma this dirty deal has caused among vulnerable people, says Sonya Sceats, chief executive of Freedom from Torture

A new Human Rights Watch report is accusing Burkina Faso's military of killing and torturing civilians in the country's northeast

James Cleverly says global south deserves more powerful voice at top table and review needed into five permanent members’ veto

The mcr-1 gene has built up a resistance to certain life-saving drugs - but there's an easy way to stop it from being transmitted from domesticated animals to humans

William O’Neill says ‘survival of a nation’ is at stake and also calls for deployment of an international force