File – Branding is displayed near the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, in Doha, Qatar, March 31, 2022. Qatar recently arrested at least 60 workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as

Priti Patel said criticism of the scheme “speaks of inbuilt prejudice and… racism’. Photograph: Reuters The Guardian By Kenan Malik The email from a Foreign Office official to colleagues in the Home Office in response to Britain’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was disclosed during a court case last week, during which a

By Anadolu Agency The Russian army used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles three times in Ukraine, said the Russian defense minister on Sunday. Speaking to Russia’s Rossiya-1 TV Channel, Sergei Shoigu said Kinzhal has been used three times in special military operation with excellent results. He stated that these missiles were launched against important targets in Ukraine.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Reuters/Susana Vera/File Photo By Reuters Greece’s exit on Saturday from the European Union’s so-called enhanced surveillance framework for its economy ends 12 years of pain and allows the country greater freedom in policy making, its prime minister said. Greece’s economic performance and policies have been closely monitored under the framework

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday rejected claims by opposition politicians that he was involved in tax fraud scandal while he was mayor of Hamburg in 2016. “I had no influence on the tax proceedings of Warburg Bank,” Scholz told lawmakers, as he testified for the second time

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath-laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam Reuters/Jorge Silva By Reuters North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Friday South Korea’s president should “shut his mouth” after he reiterated that his country

Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop /Reuters By Reuters Mali says France has violated its airspace and delivered arms to Islamist militants in an attempt to destabilise the West African country, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have marked the bitter end to their once close relations. In a letter to the

Salma al-Shehab was arrested in January 2021 CNN By Celine Alkhaldi Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on Twitter, according to court documents viewed by CNN. Al-Shehab, 33, was also banned from traveling outside of Saudi Arabia for another 34 years. The PhD

Somalia continues to experience a devastating drought, creating a historic food crisis in the region. Food insecurity has hit Somalia particularly hard, where millions of people have been affected. But President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud’s recent deal with Uhuru Kenyatta on khat imports has made many question his priorities. Somali children are dying without food while

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah with an official ceremony at the presidential complex in the capital Ankara. The leaders held one-on-one talks followed by an official dinner in honor of the king. Later on Tuesday, Erdogan awarded the Malaysian king with