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At least 20 dead in South African club; cause not yet known

At least 20 dead in South African club; cause not yet known

-- 2022-06-26 17:17:49

South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early Sunday morning. It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young peopl...

At least 17 found dead in South Africa nightclub

At least 17 found dead in South Africa nightclub

-- 2022-06-26 15:13:03

At least 17 people have been found dead in a nightclub in South Africa's East London city, local media report. Bodies were found at the Enyobeni Tavern early on Sunday, and reports say severa...

Indonesia president to visit Ukraine, Russia on peace-building mission

Indonesia president to visit Ukraine, Russia on peace-building mission

-- 2022-06-26 11:55:07

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he will urge his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to open room for dialogue during a peace-building mission to the warring countries and ask Russia's...

Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court

Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court

-- 2022-06-26 10:56:27

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after a decision he condemned by the Supreme Court expanding firearm owners' rights. "God...

G7 summit kicks off

G7 summit kicks off

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-26 09:27:04

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies on Sunday to a three-day summit in the Bavarian Alps overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and its far-reaching conse...

Taliban appeal for more aid after deadly earthquake

Taliban appeal for more aid after deadly earthquake

-- 2022-06-25 19:34:25

Vital medical supplies reached hospitals on Saturday in the remote area of Afghanistan hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, as the country's Taliban government appealed f...

As deadline looms, countries struggle to agree on protecting nature

As deadline looms, countries struggle to agree on protecting nature

-- 2022-06-25 19:26:05

With only two days left to hash out a UN draft agreement to protect global biodiversity, organisers on Friday urged delegates in Nairobi to "pick up the pace". "We cannot afford to spend hours discus...

China announces $7.5m humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

China announces $7.5m humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

-- 2022-06-25 19:13:39

China will provide humanitarian aid worth 50 million yuan ($7.5 million) to Afghanistan after it was hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, the Chinese foreign ministry sai...

World must address inequalities urgently to avoid lost decade for developing countries: UNCTAD

World must address inequalities urgently to avoid lost decade for developing countries: UNCTAD

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-25 12:45:34

While the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, it offers valuable lessons that can help the world respond better to other crises, says UNCTAD’s COVID Report 2022 published on Friday. Drawing on a...

Ukraine forces ordered to withdraw from key battleground city

Ukraine forces ordered to withdraw from key battleground city

-- 2022-06-25 11:54:59

Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the key battleground city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of fierce street fighting, in order to limit more casualties and regroup, but the move will...

Morocco says 18 migrants died during mass crossing into Spanish enclave

Morocco says 18 migrants died during mass crossing into Spanish enclave

-- 2022-06-25 11:42:33

Morocco said 18 migrants died trying to cross into Spain's North African enclave of Melilla on Friday, after a violent two-hour skirmish between migrants and border officers that also led to scores of...

Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over COVID

Beijing to reopen schools, Shanghai declares victory over COVID

-- 2022-06-25 11:24:11

Beijing on Saturday said it would allow primary and secondary schools to resume in-person classes and Shanghai's top party boss declared victory over COVID-19 after the city reported zero new local ca...

China's Xi to visit Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of city's handover

China's Xi to visit Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of city's handover

-- 2022-06-25 10:25:19

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong for the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to mainland China, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. The trip will be Xi's first known v...

US supreme court eliminates abortion rights, overturns 1973 ruling

US supreme court eliminates abortion rights, overturns 1973 ruling

-- 2022-06-24 20:45:18

The US Supreme Court on Friday took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognised a woman's constitutional right to an abortion and legalised it nationwide, han...

UN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ due to global food shortage

UN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’ due to global food shortage

-- 2022-06-24 19:50:02

The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe" because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine...

US senate passes gun safety bill

US senate passes gun safety bill

-- 2022-06-24 19:46:19

A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the US Senate late on Thursday even as the Supreme Court broadly expanded gun rights by ruling Americans have a constitutional right to carry...

UN findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist Shireen was killed by Israeli forces

UN findings suggest Al Jazeera journalist Shireen was killed by Israeli forces

-- 2022-06-24 19:32:30

Information reviewed by the UN human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shots that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from P...

Ukraine says Russian forces ‘fully occupy’ town in Luhansk region

Ukraine says Russian forces ‘fully occupy’ town in Luhansk region

-- 2022-06-24 18:15:40

Ukraine said Russian forces had "fully occupied" a town south of the strategically important city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region as of Friday, and Moscow claimed it had encircled about 2,...

Pakistan levies 'super tax' on industries, companies to trim deficit to clinch IMF deal

Pakistan levies 'super tax' on industries, companies to trim deficit to clinch IMF deal

-- 2022-06-24 17:10:29

Pakistan will impose an extra one-time 10 per cent tax on large scale industry for one year to raise over 400 billion Pakistani rupees ($1.93 billion) to clinch a crucial deal from the International M...

Prince Charles expresses sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders

Prince Charles expresses sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders

-- 2022-06-24 17:00:47

Britain's Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday and acknowledged that the roots of the organisation lay in a painful period of histo...

India's Covid cases hit month-high

India's Covid cases hit month-high

-- 2022-06-24 15:51:24

India recorded 17,336 new daily infections of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, the highest single-day rise since Feb 20, according to a Reuters tally. India's richest state of Mah...

Wildfire in southwest Turkey enters third day

Wildfire in southwest Turkey enters third day

-- 2022-06-24 14:03:08

Firefighters sought to contain a wildfire in southwestern Turkey from land and air on Friday as the blaze raged on for a third day, with windy conditions fanning the flames and spreading them through...

Togo sees Commonwealth entry as pivot to English-speaking world

Togo sees Commonwealth entry as pivot to English-speaking world

-- 2022-06-24 13:09:51

Togo's decision to join the Commonwealth will help it develop closer ties with English-speaking countries, opening up new horizons outside of France's sphere of influence in West Africa, the Togolese...

Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in jail

Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in jail

-- 2022-06-24 12:47:16

Myanmar military authorities have transferred deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a prison in the capital from an undisclosed location where she had been held since she and her government were ousted i...

EU grants Ukraine candidate status in 'historic moment'

EU grants Ukraine candidate status in 'historic moment'

-- 2022-06-24 09:35:11

Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia's invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an "historic moment", reports Reuters. Star...

Germany accuses Russia of 'economic attack'

Germany accuses Russia of 'economic attack'

-- 2022-06-23 20:41:52

Germany triggered the "alarm stage" of its emergency gas plan on Thursday in response to falling Russian supplies but stopped short of allowing utilities to pass on soaring energy costs to customers i...

Impact on people’s lives due to internet shutdowns underestimated: UN report

Impact on people’s lives due to internet shutdowns underestimated: UN report

-- 2022-06-23 19:55:54

The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people's lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated, the UN Human Rights Office warns in a new report issued from Geneva on Thursday...

Strikes cripple Britain's railways

Strikes cripple Britain's railways

-- 2022-06-23 19:01:33

Strikes crippled Britain's rail network for the second time this week on Thursday as union bosses, train operating firms and the government faced off over demands that workers' pay increases keep pace...

ASEAN should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, UN expert says

ASEAN should rethink its approach to Myanmar crisis, UN expert says

-- 2022-06-23 17:33:31

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN should rethink its approach to engaging with Myanmar and demand specific actions and timeframes to end hostilities in the military-ruled country, a United Nations expert...

Deep rift lies behind Biden's criticism of oil and gas industry

Deep rift lies behind Biden's criticism of oil and gas industry

-- 2022-06-23 11:58:48

US President Joe Biden has publicly criticised oil and gas executives for banking big profits from high gasoline prices but he has rarely spoken directly to the heads of energy companies or their repr...