Transgender people, who call themselves Khawaja Siras, have always enjoyed a special status on the Indian subcontinent. For five years, Pakistan enjoyed one of the… Read More »From protected to pariahs: The fate of transgender people in Pakistan
Nine survivors from a migrant boat that sank were arrested Thursday on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of missing passengers and attention… Read More »Hope fades for missing migrants in deadly shipwreck in Greece
Pressure to speed cuts in carbon pollution took a back seat at UN climate talks that ended late Thursday night, as emerging economies, including China,… Read More »UN climate talks in Bonn stymied by standoff over carbon cuts, climate financing
The United States is holding talks with Iran to sketch out steps that could limit the Iranian nuclear programme, release some detained U.S. citizens and… Read More »US seeks mutual ‘understanding’ with Iran to cool tensions over nuclear programme
African leaders are expected in Ukraine on Friday in a self-professed bid to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow, despite three presidents dropping out and… Read More »🔴 Live: African leaders visit Ukraine in self-proclaimed bid to broker peace
South Africa’s president is spearheading the mediation effort at a time when he is under US pressure.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday at the start of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral… Read More »Rebranded Saudi crown prince meets Macron as rights groups decry ‘hypocrisy’
Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted in several parts of India’s western state of Gujarat as a severe cyclone made… Read More »Trees uprooted, roofs blown off as Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall in India’s Gujarat state
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private… Read More »Chinese hackers ‘breached hundreds of public, private networks’ globally
