International News

June 28, 2018

Poland Holocaust law: Government U-turn on jail threat

When Poland made it a criminal offence this year to accuse it of complicity in Nazi war crimes, there was an outcry in Europe, Israel and […]
June 28, 2018

Migrant separations: US judge orders family reunifications

A US judge has ordered that migrant children and their parents who were separated when they crossed into the US should be reunited within 30 days. […]
June 28, 2018

Australian police acknowledge 27 deaths as probable hate crimes

The killings of 27 men in Australia between 1976 and 2000 were most likely homophobic hate crimes, police say. A New South Wales police taskforce has […]
June 28, 2018

Rebel Wilson ordered to repay millions in defamation case

An Australian court has ordered actress Rebel Wilson to repay the majority of her record defamation payout from a magazine publisher. Wilson had received A$4.7m (£2.6m; […]
June 28, 2018

Algeria’s powerful police chief Gen Abdelghani Hamel sacked

Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika has sacked his powerful police chief, who was seen as a possible successor to the 81-year-old head of state. Gen Abdelghani Hamel had […]
June 28, 2018

Trump begins Supreme Court search to replace Anthony Kennedy

US President Donald Trump has said the search for a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will “begin immediately”. “We have to pick one […]
June 28, 2018

France’s Macron brings back national service

The French government has introduced a plan to bring back national service for all 16-year-olds. It was an idea put forward by Emmanuel Macron in his […]
June 26, 2018

ICC gives Myanmar deadline over Rohingya case jurisdiction

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has given Myanmar just over a month to respond to a prosecution request that it consider a case on the alleged […]