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The development is the latest sign of thaw in diplomatic relations between the world’s two most populous nationsIndia and China have agreed in principle to resume direct flights between the two nations, nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent political tensions halted them.The announcement on Monday came at the conclusion of a visit to Beijing by New Delhi’s top career diplomat and...

Prabowo appears at ease on the global stage and enjoys a high approval rating at home but analysts point to a lack of direction on foreign policyDays after he was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president, retired general Prabowo Subianto, kicked off his tenure with a militaristic boot camp in the hills of Java.In olive-green army fatigues and combat boots, his new cabinet –...

Cans and bottles containing the chemical, which can cause health issues, were distributed in Britain at the end of last yearCoca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe after detecting “higher levels” of the chemical chlorate.Cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands since November, the company said on...

Elderly former inmates gather for perhaps final time and urge vigilance against resurgent European far rightOn a day of startling blue skies, Auschwitz survivors stood before princes and presidents on Monday to remind the world, perhaps for the final time, of the horrors they suffered there during one of the darkest moments of human history.Beneath a white marquee erected in front of the gate...

Fighters enter city on border with Rwanda after lightning advance, raising risk of broader regional warFighters from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group claim to have taken the eastern city of Goma after a lightning advance in recent weeks that has forced thousands from their homes and risked reigniting a broader regional war.The M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said on X:...

Farmers bring tractors in support of protest, in echo of fall of former president Slobodan MiloševićSerbian students have staged a daylong blockage of a major traffic intersection in Belgrade with the support of farmers, stepping up pressure on the president, Aleksandar Vučić.The wave of student-led demonstrations began as a protest against government corruption after the collapse of a roof of a railway station in...

M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officialsFrance is seeking western support for a UN security council resolution that names Rwanda as being behind the M23 rebel group attacks inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the surprise weekend seizure of parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC.UN officials said as many...

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prisonOne of Europe’s most wanted men, the Dutch crime boss Jos Leijdekkers, is hiding out in Sierra Leone, Dutch prosecutors have said.The statement came after Dutch media published footage that appeared to show the violent drug trafficker at a New Year’s Day church service seated close to Sierra Leone’s...

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politicsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe suggestion by the US president, Donald Trump, that Gaza’s Palestinian population could be “cleaned out” and moved to Egypt and Jordan is an idea that has long been circulated by the Israeli right.Over the decades since the Six Day war in 1967,...

David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prisonA man who says he experienced abuses at a notorious prison in Tripoli at the hands of the head of Libya’s judicial police, Osama Najim, has said Italy has “crushed” his hopes for justice by releasing the war crimes suspect despite an international criminal court...

Experts say any incursion could come with serious repercussions, include violence against US touristsEvan Hafer, a popular veteran and founder of Black Rifle Coffee, was on Joe Rogan’s podcast after the November election. As with any Maga acolyte, the US-Mexico border figured prominently in his mind.“If we declare war on the cartel, these dudes are not going to understand what the fuck is going...

Leaked report raises likelihood that Venezuelan government green-lit attack that killed more than 80Tensions are growing between Bogotá and Caracas after it emerged that rebels responsible for one of Colombia’s worst episodes of violence in recent years travelled through Venezuelan territory before launching the bloody wave of attacks.At least 80 combatants armed with assault rifles and explosives passed through the Venezuelan border states of...

Nasreen and Hasan Askari open Karachi museum with her 1,000-piece centuries-old collection from trade crossroads As a young medical student in 1970s Pakistan, Nasreen Askari had an encounter that would shape her for ever.After asking the mother of a sick boy routine questions about his family history, the woman looked outraged. Marching Askari outside, she took off her colourful shawl and laid it on...

Exclusive: Chemical in treatment for pet fleas and ticks is found in nests of blue and great tits, killing chicksSongbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.Researchers surveying nests for the harmful chemical found in pet flea treatments found that it was present in every single...

Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’France expressed its solidarity regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo and condemned actions by Rwanda in the country, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.Barrot was speaking as he arrived at the Council of European Foreign Ministers in Brussels. Continue reading...

Holocaust survivors return for memorial ceremony on 80th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration campUS president Donald Trump repeated his intention to take control over Greenland over the weekend, saying he thought the US “are going to have it,” and sparking further fears about the prospect of a territorial dispute between the US and Denmark, a Nato ally.“I do believe Greenland, we’ll get because...

Scientists unsure what prompted juvenile whale to leave icy southern waters for warmer shallows, but ‘it may be a case of mis-navigation’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA young Antarctic minke whale has treated ferry passengers to a rare spectacle after surfacing beside a wharf to the south of Sydney.Christine Hack, the...

Temperatures in some areas could fall to more than 10C below seasonal average. Plus, blizzard fears in AlaskaChina was hit by snowstorms and a significant cold wave over the weekend, and the extreme conditions are expected to persist as the country approaches the new year on Wednesday.Temperatures are forecast to drop to more than 10C (50C) below the seasonal average in some areas, with...

Israel said it would stop blocking Palestinians from travelling north after agreement reached with Hamas on release of Israeli civilian Arbel YehoudPalestinians begin to return to northern Gaza after deal on Israeli civilian hostage reachedIsraeli defence minister Israel Katz has said the country will “continue to firmly enforce the ceasefires in the north and south”, in a post on X, referring to Lebanon and...

US senator adds to chorus of criticism of president, who fired inspectors at departments including state and defenseDonald Trump’s firing of more than a dozen independent federal government watchdogs late on Friday was a “clear violation of law”, says US senator Adam Schiff, one of the president’s fiercest political opponents.“Yeah, he broke the law,” the California Democrat said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press....

Collaboration over at least three years aims to help understand how pre-cancerous cells developBusiness live – latest updatesGSK has said it will spend £50m on a project with the University of Oxford to investigate whether vaccines could be used to prevent some cancers.The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company said that the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme will look at how pre-cancerous cells develop. Continue reading...

Introduced to parliament by a minor coalition party, the treaty principles bill seeks to abandon a set of principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authoritiesA marathon public hearing into a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown began on Monday amid widespread outcry the proposed changes are unconstitutional, socially divisive and...

Despite recent praise from Trump, No 10 insiders know how risky dealing with the unpredictable president can beThe sight of Donald Trump signing a flurry of executive orders with his black Sharpie in front of the Maga faithful after his inauguration inspired envy and concern in equal measure inside the UK government.Cabinet ministers have been impressed by the new US president “cracking on” with bold...

Autocrat conducts rambling press conference as his 31 years of rule are extended by an election dismissed outside the country as a shamBelarusian autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said he had “no regrets” about allowing Russia to use his country to invade Ukraine, amid condemnation of the “sham” presidential vote that extended his 31 years of authoritarian rule.Germany’s foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said on Sunday that...