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Spain elections: Feijóo launches doomed bid to lead country
Despite Feijóo’s party winning July’s snap poll, his rival Pedro Sánchez remains best placed to form a government
Sam Jones in Madrid
26, Sep, 2023 @11:25 AM
‘Rather devastating’: how the New York Times came to terms with Aids
A new book says the paper long failed to recognise the epidemic that defined the 1980s – in fact, despite the homophobia of its top editor, the Times reported the disease’s deadly advance
Charles Kaiser
26, Sep, 2023 @11:00 AM
China, Japan and South Korea agree talks to calm fears over US ties
Trilateral discussions to resume in response to Beijing’s fears over growing US influence in region
Justin McCurry in Tokyo, and agencies
26, Sep, 2023 @9:32 AM
Brown bear cubs in Japan die of starvation amid salmon shortage
Experts blame rising sea temperatures caused by climate crisis for cub deaths at Unesco heritage site
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
26, Sep, 2023 @7:39 AM
Zimbabwe opposition figures detained in crackdown after disputed election
Siziba is just one of a number of opposition politicians and activists who have been arrested and charged with various offences since President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Nyasha Chingono in Harare
26, Sep, 2023 @7:30 AM
Thai pro-democracy activist jailed for speaking out at monarchy protest
Human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa imprisoned after calling for reform of country’s strict lese-majesty law
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
26, Sep, 2023 @6:54 AM
Nagorno-Karabakh: envoys from Azerbaijan, Armenia to meet in Brussels as thousands flee
Meeting will be first such encounter since Baku seized disputed enclave last week
Andrew Roth in Goris, Sam Jones and agencies
26, Sep, 2023 @6:29 AM
Tuesday briefing: Billions spent, no track built and still no trains – 14 years on, what happened to HS2?
In today’s newsletter: As the government prepares to scale down its ambitious high speed rail project again, we explore what happened
Rupert Neate
26, Sep, 2023 @5:45 AM
Allies of Niger’s deposed president see hope in French retreat
Advisers of detained Mohamed Bazoum say French withdrawal removes coup leaders’ pretext for power grab
Jason Burke, and Amadou Garé in Niamey
26, Sep, 2023 @5:15 AM
FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada
Revelation comes days after prime minister Justin Trudeau blamed the assassination of the Sikh activist on the Indian government
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
26, Sep, 2023 @5:14 AM
Hopes fade for India’s moon lander after it fails to ‘wake up’ following lunar night
On 2 September, the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into ‘sleep mode’ to protect their electrical components during the brutal two-week night
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
26, Sep, 2023 @4:39 AM
‘I just want justice’: Ukrainians struggle with hidden war crime of sexual violence
Thousands of adults and children may have survived Russian sexual assaults but few have come forward and far fewer have seen any punishment
Liz Cookman
26, Sep, 2023 @4:00 AM
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