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Takeshi Ebisawa is being charged over a conspiracy to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar, believing Iran would use it to make weaponsThe head of a Japanese crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium in the belief that Iran would…
Read MoreThe Internationalists details how the president was determined to leave a country in which 2,324 US troops were killed since 2001Joe Biden is “privately defiant” that he made the right calls on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in summer 2021, a new b…
Read MoreBeijing says talks productive as US calls for help to fight synthetic opioid crisis responsible for hundreds of thousands of deathsExpert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisisAmerican and Chinese officials met on Tuesday to discuss joint effort…
Read MoreUK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US and several other countries criticised China’s human rights record on Tuesday as the country was subjected to rare scrutiny of its policies at…
Read MoreIncident reportedly happened on All Nippon Airways flight with man, 55, arrested after plane brought back to TokyoA drunk US man allegedly bit the arm of a flight attendant on a passenger jet headed to Seattle from Tokyo on Tuesday night, forcing the p…
Read MoreAkshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices dropThe root of the climate crisis is “not capitalism but the corruption of capitalism”, according to the author of a new book on how people, policy and tec…
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crisesHuman rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, accordi…
Read MorePresidential vote will have far-reaching consequences and set tone for US-China relationsChina is the least of our problems, say Taiwan’s voters on eve of electionIn a bumper year of elections, a small archipelago of 24 million people will take part in…
Read MoreA diplomatic breakthrough has allowed 62 refugees to start a new life in America. Yet a million still remain in fear and poverty in the Bangladeshi campsAfter 23 hours on his first international flight, it was only after stepping off the plane in the U…
Read MoreWhat to expect in Gaza, Ukraine, the US elections, China, Europe and the rest of the worldThe year 2024 will be a critical one. The future of Gaza and the West Bank may hinge in part on whether Donald Trump returns to the White House – as may the outco…
Read MoreDozens of elections, Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, moon missions, the climate crisis and AI• Support independent Guardian journalism in 20242024 will be a landmark year: dozens of elections across the world, unresolved conflicts in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza t…
Read MoreFrom Russia to South Africa, India to the US, the coming year’s contests could embolden dictators or revitalise democraciesWho says democracy is dying? A record-breaking 40-plus countries, representing more than 40% of the world’s population and an out…
Read MoreLegislation covering a wide range of military issues clears the way for Virginia class vessels to bolster Pacific defenceGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe US congress has passed legislation allowing the countr…
Read MoreEconomic loss from disruption on important travel route for grain exports estimated to be $20bnExtreme drought and a warm autumn have left water levels on the Mississippi exceptionally low for the time of year. This is causing problems for farmers who …
Read MoreIn 1971 he advised Nixon to side with Pakistan’s military dictator in his war with Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, writes Robert EvansJonathan Steele’s obituary of Henry Kissinger (29 November) omits reference to his part in what the author G…
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