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UN Palestine refugee aid agency ‘close to collapse’ after funding cuts
Cuts to the budget of the UN’s relief agency for Palestinian refugees – including a halving of the UK grant – means the...
Taiwan has no right to join UN, China says, as US ratchets up tensions
China has said Taiwan has no right to join the United Nations, after the US increased tensions with a call for the democratic...
Six dead as Beirut gripped by worst street violence in 13 years
At least six people have died in Beirut’s worst street violence in 13 years, as hundreds of armed militia men took to the...
UAE money laundering problem persists, report claim
A report by Tactics Institiute For Security and Counter Terrorism criticised the continued money laundering activities in United Arab Emirates and called for...
US-led meeting to set out framework for Taliban cooperation
The US is convening an expanded group of western nations to set a framework for cooperation with the new Taliban government, amid fears that isolating...
Malaria trial shows ‘striking’ 70% reduction in severe illness in children
A trial combining vaccinations and prevention drugs has substantially lowered the number of children dying of malaria in two African countries, according to...
Sexting, lies and unveiled selfies: the Egyptian film exploring the hidden lives of teenage girls
When the Egyptian director Ayten Amin was 10 years old, a classmate’s sister killed herself. The news gripped the school. But, in a...
Afghan government could fall to Taliban ‘in 90 days’ say US officials
US officials believe Afghanistan’s government could fall in 90 days, with Kabul isolated in as little as a month, as Joe Biden urged...
WeChat’s youth mode is illegal, says lawsuit, as China steps up attack on Tencent
Prosecutors in Beijing have initiated a civil lawsuit against a subsidiary of Tencent, saying the “youth mode” on the company’s popular social messaging...
Press groups raise alarm over threats to foreign media in China
Press groups have expressed alarm at the worsening intimidation of foreign media in China, often driven by government officials and organisations. As recovery and...
