投稿者: Guardian Staff
Ayoub Heidari of the Iranian embassy contests the claim that hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees may be released into neighbouring countriesFor more than four decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran has hosted millions of Afghan refugees, providing …
The theme of this year’s Women By Women exhibition, Rooted in Resistance, is to showcase images of women defending their land and communities from destruction – by powerful people and corporations or the climate crisis. The pictures, taken by female ph…
Bali governor says new instructions issued to stop hotels and restaurants being built on productive land, especially rice fieldsIndonesia will ban the construction of new hotels and restaurants built atop cleared rice fields and agricultural land on th…
Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what drives them onMohamad El Dirany, 24 Continue reading…
Heavy rain has caused flash flooding across Bali, forcing evacuations across the popular tourist destinationFlash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 people dead and 10 missing Continue reading…
The North Korean leader has put his young daughter in the spotlight, with appearances at official banquets and military parades Continue reading…
At least 800 people have been killed and some 2,000 injured after a shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake and several aftershocks shook Nangarhar and Kunar in eastern Afghanistan overnightAfghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeals for international aid as resc…
Demonstrations erupt in Jakarta over perceived lavish allowances of parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’Protesters clash with police in Indonesian capital amid president’s austerity drive Continue reading…
Jean Garner objects to his monument in the Shropshire town and is hoping for Thangam Debbonaire’s support in getting it removedThangam Debbonaire is concerned about visiting Indian citizens and dignitaries having to walk past a statue of Robert Clive i…
Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal leisure’Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quie…
We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry Weston says they don’t protect us from Russian aggression and Michael Newman says they didn’t end the second world warPolly Toynbee is right t…
For over a decade, China has been building an alternative to the US-led order, notes Andrew J SinclairI enjoyed reading George Magnus’s article (Why Peak China may finally have arrived, 11 August). However, focusing on peak economic growth misses the b…
Two Chinese vessels have collided with each other while chasing a ship from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in disputed waters in the South China Sea. ‘A collision took place between China Coast Guard vessel 3104 and People’s Liberation Army Navy ship…
A flash flood driving a torrent of mud has devastated large parts of a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings, killing at least four people and leaving about 100 missing. Videos broadcast on Indian…
Shallow magnitude 8.8 quake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula prompting warnings as far away as New Zealand and CaliforniaFollow it live: Japan and Pacific brace for tsunami wavesFull report: powerful quake sparks Pacific-wide warningsAn 8.8-magnit…