International News

September 1, 2018

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband tells of jail anguish

The husband of an imprisoned British-Iranian woman has spoken of her anguish at being released from jail for three days before being forced to go back. […]
September 1, 2018

Palestinians brand US aid cut to UN group ‘a flagrant assault’

Palestinian officials have condemned the US decision to end all funding to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency. The US has been the largest donor to the […]
September 1, 2018

Nicaragua expels UN team after critical report

The chief of the UN mission, Guillermo Fernandez said the group would continue monitoring Nicaragua remotely. The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ordered a […]
September 1, 2018

Lula: Brazil’s jailed ex-leader barred from presidential race by electoral court

Brazil’s top electoral court has ruled that jailed former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva cannot run as a candidate in the presidential election because of […]
August 31, 2018

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of China’s mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says it is alarmed by reports of the mass detention of Uighurs in China and called for the release of those held on a […]
August 31, 2018

Nafta: US-Canada trade talks break up without a deal

Talks between the US and Canada about amending the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) have ended for the week without reaching a deal. US officials […]
August 31, 2018

Australia abuse inquiry: Catholic Church rejects call to overhaul confession

The Catholic Church in Australia has formally rejected a landmark inquiry’s recommendation that priests should be forced to report sexual abuse disclosed during confession. The five-year […]
August 31, 2018

Cambodia jails Australian filmmaker found guilty of espionage

An Australian filmmaker has been sentenced by a Cambodian court to six years in prison on charges of spying for an unnamed country. James Ricketson, 69, […]