Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put the death toll at more than double that figure. The Emergency Lawyers network, which has documented human rights abuses during 22 months of fighting between the rival security forces, said…
Holiday companies are reporting a surge in demand for long-haul breaks amid claims that the likes of Thailand and Vietnam are now often “more cost-effective” than visiting traditional European favourites. On Tuesday, the travel brand Kuoni said long-haul bookings for the year ahead were 14% higher than at the same point in 2024. Meanwhile, the…
A civil servant who blew the whistle about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and Boris Johnson’s involvement in a decision to evacuate a pet charity from Kabul has won her case for unfair dismissal against the government in a legal first. An employment panel of three judges unanimously found the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office…
US and Russian officials agreed to explore the “economic and investment opportunities” that could arise for their countries from an end to the war in Ukraine after talks in Saudi Arabia that amounted to a tectonic shift in Washington’s approach to Moscow. The statements from the two sides came amid concerns in Kyiv and across…
A woman and a schoolgirl have died in a house fire in Sydney’s south-west overnight. Emergency services were called to the blaze at Heckenberg at 12.40am on Wednesday. Fire crews extinguished the blaze, which caused extensive damage to the home. Police and fire crews recovered the bodies of a 46-year-old woman and a six-year-old girl…
Footage has emerged of the fiery plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport on Monday, showing the Delta Air Lines jet skidding along the runway and then flipping over, as a wing rips off and the tail is engulfed in flames. The crash, which occurred at Canada’s busiest airport, sent 21 people to the hospital, including…