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Mnangagwa promises investigation of brutal Zimbabwe crackdown
Brexit secretary: EU may not agree to extend article 50
France summons Italian envoy over 'hostile' Africa remarks
North Korea: secret missile HQ uncovered as nuclear summit nears
Greenland's ice melting faster than scientists previously thought – study
Jacinda Ardern asked in BBC interview if she plans to propose to her partner
'Fiji Water Girl' lands a cameo on The Bold and the Beautiful
New video sheds more light on students' confrontation with Native American
Xi warns China to maintain political security against 'black swans' of economic volatility
Avon apologizes for anti-cellulite ad after being accused of 'shaming women'
After the oil boom: Luanda faces stark inequality – photo essay
Egyptian president calls for unified colour scheme for buildings
‘No one can guarantee our safety’: Syrians stuck in squalid exile
Man drives digger through Travelodge reception – video
Only empathy can break the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine | Simon Baron-Cohen
Fresh footage gives more detail on confrontation between Native American and teenagers – video
How can we take power away from criminal gangs? Legalise drugs | Martin Drewry
Hong Kong from the skies – in pictures
Warren Mundine picked by Scott Morrison to stand in marginal seat of Gilmore
Hopefuls pay out thousands of rupees to chase Gurkha glory in Nepal | Pete Pattisson
Senator Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential bid - video profile
Five Donald Trump tactics to watch out for - video explainer
Missile interception caught on snowboarder's camera in Golan Heights - video

Mnangagwa promises investigation of brutal Zimbabwe crackdown

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 01:22 AM PST

Security forces apparently targeted opposition and union officials during fuel protests

Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has called for a "national dialogue" and promised an investigation into widespread violence by security forces in recent days, after cutting short an overseas trip.

The brutal crackdown followed protests last week against a doubling of the fuel price, which led to rioting and sporadic looting.

Brexit secretary: EU may not agree to extend article 50

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 01:30 AM PST

Stephen Barclay warns MPs that supporting an extension to avert no deal is an 'oversimplification'

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The Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, has warned MPs who are seeking an extension of article 50 in order to avoid no deal that the UK may not get European agreement to delay the exit date.

Overnight, six amendments to Theresa May's Brexit plan were tabled by backbenchers, including one by the home affairs select committee chair, Yvette Cooper, which would give parliamentary time for a bill which could force ministers to seek an extension of article 50 if there were no deal.

France summons Italian envoy over 'hostile' Africa remarks

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 01:19 AM PST

Italian deputy PM blames migrant crisis on France's 'colonisation' of Africa

France's foreign ministry has summoned the Italian ambassador after Italy's deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio, blamed migrant arrivals on France's '"colonisation" of Africa.

Teresa Castaldo was summoned on Monday by Nathalie Loiseau, the cabinet chief of French European affairs, over the "hostile" remarks, the Italian news agency, Ansa, reported.

North Korea: secret missile HQ uncovered as nuclear summit nears

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 10:20 PM PST

Revelation comes weeks before Kim Jong-un is due to meet Donald Trump to discuss denuclearisation

Experts have revealed an undeclared site that reportedly serves as the headquarters of one of North Korea's ballistic missile programmes, weeks before the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, and Donald Trump are expected to meet to discuss denuclearisation.

The Sino-ri site, one of 20 North Korea is suspected of failing to declare, houses medium-range Nodong missiles that could be used in nuclear or conventional attacks on South Korea, Japan and the US territory of Guam, according to the report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.

Greenland's ice melting faster than scientists previously thought – study

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 12:00 PM PST

The pace of ice loss has increased four-fold since 2003 as enormous glaciers are depositing ever larger chunks of ice into the Atlantic ocean, where it melts, causing sea levels to rise

Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought, with the pace of ice loss increasing four-fold since 2003, new research has found.

Enormous glaciers in Greenland are depositing ever larger chunks of ice into the Atlantic ocean, where it melts. But scientists have found that the largest ice loss in the decade from 2003 actually occurred in the southwest region of the island, which is largely glacier-free.

Jacinda Ardern asked in BBC interview if she plans to propose to her partner

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 07:09 PM PST

Eyebrows raised in New Zealand after Victoria Derbyshire questions the prime minister's feminist credentials

A BBC interview with Jacinda Ardern is raising eyebrows after the New Zealand prime minister was asked whether she has any plans to propose marriage to her partner Clarke Gayford and was questioned over her feminist credentials.

Ardern met with UK prime minister Theresa May early this week and is now making her way to Switzerland to attend the world economic forum in Davos.

'Fiji Water Girl' lands a cameo on The Bold and the Beautiful

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 04:17 PM PST

Kelleth Cuthbert became famous after popping up in the background of a series of celebrity portraits at the Golden Globes

The serial photobomber who stole the show and became a meme after this year's Golden Globes has made a new splash with a cameo on The Bold and the Beautiful.

Canadian model Kelleth Cuthbert became known as Fiji Water Girl after popping up in the background of a series of celebrity portraits taken during the 72nd Golden Globes awards in January. She was at the event as one of a number of promotional staff for the water company, a Globes sponsor, but went viral after Twitter users noticed her face and distinctive blue dress turning up in shot after shot.

New video sheds more light on students' confrontation with Native American

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 12:42 PM PST

Initial footage appeared to show students, some wearing pro-Trump Maga hats, from a Kentucky high school taunting Nathan Phillips, an Omaha tribe elder

Longer video footage of a confrontation between a Native American activist and Kentucky high school students at a protest has surfaced, providing fresh insight into the controversial encounter and offering a broader view of deepening divisions in America.

Xi warns China to maintain political security against 'black swans' of economic volatility

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 10:57 PM PST

President focuses on party's ideological discipline as economic growth slows to weakest in nearly 30 years

Chinese president Xi Jinping has warned officials to be vigilant against any threats to the party's "political security", underlining uncertainty in Beijing as the economy falters.

Xi spoke at a study session for senior provincial leaders and ministers on Monday, the same day official economic data showed the Chinese economy last year grew at its weakest pace in almost 30 years, pulled down by weakening spending, investment, and trade.

Avon apologizes for anti-cellulite ad after being accused of 'shaming women'

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 02:18 PM PST

Avon responded to actor's criticism: 'We realize that we missed the mark with this messaging. We have removed this messaging'

Cosmetics giant Avon USA has apologized for an anti-cellulite product after the ad campaign was accused of "shaming women".

Actor Jameela Jamil had criticized the ad, which features a seated woman in shorts and tank top with the caption "dimples are cute on your face (not on your thighs)," on Saturday afternoon on Twitter.

After the oil boom: Luanda faces stark inequality – photo essay

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 11:30 PM PST

The next 15 megacities #8: Photographer Sean Smith captures the extremes of life in the Angolan capital

The route from London to Luanda, the capital of Angola, used to be one of British Airways' most profitable, ferrying people involved in the country's lucrative oil and diamond trades during a remarkable expansion of the city from 2002, after nearly three decades of civil war.

In recent years it has competed with Hong Kong and Tokyo for the title of world's most expensive city for expatriates. Cranes dominated the downtown skyline and homes in the surrounding areas were demolished to make way for Chinese-backed housing projects. Wealthy firms reportedly paid millions to fly in pop stars such as Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj for private concerts.

Egyptian president calls for unified colour scheme for buildings

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 04:48 AM PST

Decree states Cairo structures require 'dusty colours' while blue is to be used on the coast

Egyptian authorities are reaching for their paint brushes following a decree by the president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, demanding buildings across the country adhere to a unified colour scheme of "dusty" shades in Cairo and blue on the coast.

Egypt's prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, told a cabinet meeting: "The plan is to have unified colours for the buildings instead of this uncivilised scene." He said a presidential decree targeting unpainted red-brick buildings demands local authorities paint them soon, or face punishment.

‘No one can guarantee our safety’: Syrians stuck in squalid exile

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST

Despite appalling conditions in Lebanese camps, most refugees say it is unsafe to go home

In knee-deep snow and biting cold, 10-year-old Saleh Qarqour had almost finished shovelling a path to the tent that had been his family's home for the past six years. Elders and children huddled around a heater inside. Chimney smoke wafted from the town of Arsal in the valley below.

Over the ridge behind them was the Syrian frontier, from which the Qarqour family and nearly everyone else in this Lebanese border town had fled. Their homes ever since had been makeshift tents, their frugal lives sustained by aid and goodwill, which, on this frozen ledge above Lebanon, was fast running out.

Man drives digger through Travelodge reception – video

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 12:47 AM PST

Police are seeking a man who used a digger to destroy the reception area of a hotel on the day the building was due to be completed. There were unverified claims on social media that the driver was angry over a pay dispute involving £600

Police seek driver who smashed digger into new hotel

Only empathy can break the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine | Simon Baron-Cohen

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 10:00 PM PST

I've spent my career studying empathy. It's a vital first step in conflicts where both sides have dehumanised each other

Empathy is all about imagining other minds, appreciating that different people have different perspectives, and responding to their thoughts and feelings with an appropriate emotion. After a career studying autism and the nature of empathy, I see empathy as one of our most valuable natural resources. It has particular promise as an approach to conflict resolution, one that has advantages over viewing a problem through a chiefly military, economic or legal lens.

We can see this if we look at the Israel-Palestine conflict, where both communities have different views of the same historic period, both claim the same piece of land and both have valid emotional reactions to the conflict that must be acknowledged. I am not an expert in that dispute nor so naive to believe that there is a single, simple solution to it. But I do believe empathy can help.

Fresh footage gives more detail on confrontation between Native American and teenagers – video

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 11:48 PM PST

New footage has emerged of the confrontation between school pupils in Maga hats and a Native American protester that went viral last weekend. While the original clip appeared to show the students surrounding the man and mocking his chants, the additional video shows he approached the group after they became enraged by the taunts of a separate group of Black Hebrew Israelites

New video sheds more light on students' confrontation with Native American

How can we take power away from criminal gangs? Legalise drugs | Martin Drewry

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST

Prohibition makes our world a more dangerous place, trapping people in poverty

I have spoken out on many issues during my career, but there is one that leaders in poorer countries passionately lobby me to campaign on: the prohibition of drugs.

The "war on drugs" is harming the most vulnerable and criminalising poverty. It is not a war on drugs – despite decades of prohibition, drug production and consumption is on the increase globally – it is a war on the poor. Prohibition damages people and the planet.

Hong Kong from the skies – in pictures

Posted: 22 Jan 2019 01:00 AM PST

An urban photo essay of the Chinese territory made between October and December 2018

Warren Mundine picked by Scott Morrison to stand in marginal seat of Gilmore

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 10:51 PM PST

Indigenous leader and former Labor boss to be parachuted in as a Liberal in the NSW electorate held by retiring MP Ann Sudmalis

Indigenous leader Warren Mundine will be parachuted in to contest the marginal seat of Gilmore under a Scott Morrison-endorsed plan being considered by the New South Wales Liberal party executive.

On Tuesday the state executive voted to block the preselection of real-estate agent Grant Schultz, who had been picked by local members to contest the seat held by the retiring MP Ann Sudmalis.

Hopefuls pay out thousands of rupees to chase Gurkha glory in Nepal | Pete Pattisson

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 09:00 PM PST

Training academies – and unscrupulous agents – are cashing in on young men preparing for this month's feared 'doko race' to secure a lucrative British army job

Long before the sun rises above the towering Himalayan peaks that overlook Pokhara in central Nepal, scores of young men gather in the dark on the edge of the town to train for the race of a lifetime.

At the starter's signal, they charge off, first heaving a 25kg sack of sand into a "doko" wicker basket on their backs, and then starting a gruelling 5km race up the steep mountainside. Finish in less than 46 minutes and they have a chance to join the Gurkhas, the legendary brigade of the British army.

Senator Kamala Harris announces 2020 presidential bid - video profile

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 11:21 AM PST

The Democratic senator has officially launched her 2020 campaign, entering a crowded field of candidates vying to take on Donald Trump. Harris portrays herself as a fighter for justice and equality. She was the first woman of colour to become attorney general for California

Kamala Harris officially enters 2020 US presidential race

Five Donald Trump tactics to watch out for - video explainer

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 07:24 AM PST

In the two years since he took office, the US president has repeatedly deployed a number of tactics to try to get what he wants. We highlight five of Trump's most commonly used methods to make them easier to spot during the rest of his term

Missile interception caught on snowboarder's camera in Golan Heights - video

Posted: 21 Jan 2019 04:30 AM PST

An Israeli interception of a Syrian missile was caught on a snowboarder's camera from the snowy slopes of Mount Hermon on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Israel's military said its Iron Dome interceptor system shot down a rocket fired at the northern part of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syria frontier on Sunday.

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