Why more Indians are crossing borders illegally to enter the US
AFP Migrants from India share water in the intense heat after walking into the US from Mexico in June In October, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) sent a chartered…
South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach dies aged 85
Getty Images Breyten Breytenbach was a vocal critic of the apartheid regime The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s,…
Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings
BBC As the sun slowly dips behind the jagged peaks of Mount Nam Xay, a group of brightly coloured hot air balloons drift across the Vang Vieng valley. In the…
Five key takeaways from COP29
Reuters Activists were more confrontational at this COP than others COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn (about £240bn) a year in climate finance they will receive…
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, Jan Egeland warns
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed groups, the head of a leading international aid agency has…
South Korean man convicted of dodging draft by binge eating
A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight, local media report. The 26-year-old began binge eating before…
E-waste: Burning old TVs – the toxic trade in electrical waste
BBC E-waste is trafficked as reusable goods into several poorer countries then either burnt or dumped after valuable metals have been extracted You can see thick plumes of smoke rise…
Dozens killed in Pakistan sectarian attacks
More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Another156 are said to have been wounded in three days of fighting in the…
Can RFK Jr make America’s diet healthy again?
Getty Images RFK Jr has pledged to tackle ultra-processed foods, food dyes and additives Robert F Kennedy Jr has set his sights on changing how Americans eat and drink. From…
Afghanistan’s Nila Ibrahimi wins Children’s Peace Prize
Getty Images Nila Ibrahimi beat 165 other nominees to be named this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize winner When Nila Ibrahimi set out to build a website telling the stories…