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Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly Barbados leader halts £3m payout to UK MP for Drax Hall plantation UKaccused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally Sudan had largest number of people facing extreme food shortages in 2023, UN report shows NewHaiti government sworn in during secret ceremony Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags ‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims Weather tracker: Mexico swelters under season’s first heatwave China foreign minister tells Blinken relations with the US could slip into ‘downward spiral’ Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app? Biden signs $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Antony Blinken arrives in China with warning for Beijing over support of Russia Lost luggage leaves New Zealand’s band without instruments for Anzac Day at Gallipoli LiveAustralia news live: figures show budget on track for surplus; Sussan Ley backs Dutton saying Australia cannot be ‘internet police for the whole world’ Melbourne to get second ferris wheel years after Docklands ‘Star’ last spun Poverty experts tell Labor jobseeker payments should be lifted to 90% of age pension Jessica Zrinski: homicide detectives use police dogs to search bushland for missing Sydney woman Victorian man accused of assaulting Emma Bates before her death allegedly breached family violence order Xpushes back at order to hide Sydney church stabbing footage as US user reposts video Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine Laurent Cantet, film-maker who tackled diversity and class in France, dies aged 63 MEPs urged to fight far right as they head home to campaign for European elections Madrid prosecutors ask judge to shelve investigation into Spanish PM’s wife Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft German MPs break taboo by backing first post-unification Veterans’ Day UStroops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds Middle East crisis: US and other countries link ‘immediate ceasefire’ to hostages’ release – as it happened Oilprice could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns Dozens arrested in California and Texas as campus administrators move to shut down protests – as it happened Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troops ‘Messianic spell’: how Narendra Modi created a cult of personality Voting begins in India’s election with Modi widely expected to win third term Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India ‘We end up with nothing’: east Midlands mayoral candidates say role could transform region Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds ‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled Home Office considered antisemitism campaigner for counter-extremism unit Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns Twomen arrested after torso found in Greater Manchester nature reserve TheUS college protests and the crackdown on campuses What does Harvey Weinstein’s New York ruling mean for his California rape conviction? Police allegedly use rubber bullets and teargas at university protest in Georgia USCcancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza protests ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in latest quarter Most viewed Most viewed in world news Most viewed Across the guardian