Greece on Sunday battled four major wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures there and in Spain raised fears of more blazes. Scientists say human-induced climate change is amplifying extreme weather – including the heatw…
Yemen: UN envoy decries attack that killed child, injured 10
The UN envoy for Yemen on Sunday condemned suspected rebel shelling of a residential neighbourhood in the southwestern city of Taiz the previous day that killed at least one child and wounded 10. Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city and the capital of the …
Putin waging ‘war against unity of Europe’: German president
The war Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging against Ukraine is also “a war against the unity of Europe”, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday. “We must not let ourselves be divided, we must not let the great work of a united E…
Rights group seeks ex-Sri Lanka president’s Singapore arrest
A rights group gathering evidence on Sri Lanka’s alleged rights abuses said it filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s Attorney General, seeking to arrest former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his alleged role in war crimes it is claim…
Ukraine’s Kherson to be ‘liberated’ from Russia by September
A Ukrainian official said on Sunday that the country’s southern region of Kherson, which fell to Russian troops early in their February invasion, would be recaptured by Kyiv’s forces by September. “We can say that the Kherson region will definitely be …
Monkeypox outbreak can be contained, White House says
The White House said on Sunday it was confident authorities could “eliminate” monkeypox from the United States by speeding up the rollout of vaccinations and treatment to combat the virus’s spread. “I think monkeypox can be contained, absolutely,” doct…
Heartbreak as Morocco loses to South Africa in WAFCON final
Underdog finalists and WAFCON hosts Morocco lost out in a heartbreaking finale to South Africa on Saturday evening, in front of packed stands in Rabat and Moroccans watching worldwide. After beating the competition favourites Nigeria in dramatic fashio…
‘Not in Morocco’: German beer festival stirs controversy
A planned beer festival in Morocco has stirred controversy in the Muslim-majority country. The German Chamber of Commerce (AHK) wants to organise the beer festival – known as Oktoberfest – in the Casablanca suburb of Bouskoura on 28 October, which will…
Egypt calls for femicide execution to be broadcast live
An Egyptian court called on Sunday for a legal amendment to allow the live broadcast of the execution of the killer of a female student, as a deterrent to frequent homicides. In a highly publicised two-day trial, Mohamed Adel was found guilty last mont…
Jordan king slams border attacks by Iran-tied militias
King Abdullah II protested in an interview published on Sunday over attacks on Jordan’s borders by “militias linked to Iran”, following deadly clashes with drug smugglers on the frontier with Syria. Jordan faces “regular attacks on its borders by milit…