Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America
Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries.
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Sydney family of detained Palestinian woman plead with home affairs minister over visa cancellation
‘We need our auntie back, we need her freedom,’ says cousin of Maha Almassri, who was moved to Villawood detention centre after pre-dawn raidGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family of a Palestinian grandmother detained in …
French Polynesia declares increase in ocean protection
This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s maritime domains. There’s a poem by Pradip Basak read by RFI English journalist Amanda Morrow, “The Listener’s Corner”, and lots of good music. All that and the new …
Air India report may lead to answers, but not closure for families
As experts analyse the findings of the report, it provides little comfort to the families who lost their loved ones.
Father given £1,173 refund from nursery in England after ‘top-up’ fees investigation
Preschool establishment asked for extra compulsory fee for ‘consumables’ – but it should have been freeA nursery has refunded a father almost £1,200 after an investigation found he had been charged mandatory “top-up” fees for hours of childcare that sh…
‘It’s blitz, blitz, blitz’: Kyiv’s shelters fill up as Russia intensifies aerial attacks
People in Ukrainian capital are exhausted and struggling for normality amid a dramatic rise in bombardmentAt 1am on Thursday, Dartsia Liuba went to the basement of her Kyiv apartment building with her two children and husband, Roma. The air-raid siren …
Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state
Exclusive: MPs say in letter Gaza is being ethnically cleansed as Israeli defence minister plans ‘forcible transfer’UK politics live – latest updatesNearly 60 Labour MPs have demanded the UK immediately recognises Palestine as a state, after Israel’s d…
Little European country where you need to live there 30 years to be a citizen
Despite its small size, the country is a financial powerhouse, with a high performing banking sector.
Full list of the 16 countries with 100 million people or more – 4 are in Africa
India passed China as the world’s most-populous country back in 2023 and is on course to approach 1.7 billion people by 2050.
The incredible 3728-mile long bus journey that’s the world’s longest crossing 30 cities
It holds the title of the longest single commercial bus journey on Earth completing the distance in over 102 hours.