Fourteen dead as Vanuatu searches for earthquake survivors
The Pacific nation has declared a state of emergency as search and relief efforts get underway. Read More
Australian radio host pleads not guilty to sex abuse
Top broadcaster Alan Jones says all charges against him are “baseless” or “distort the truth”. Read More
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill’s residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators Read More
Gisèle Pelicot: How an ordinary woman shook attitudes to rape in France
The verdicts aren’t yet in – but the trial has already started changing the conversations around consent in the country and beyond Read More
General’s assassination pierces Moscow’s air of normality
The killing of Igor Kirillov is a wake-up call for the Russian capital, writes Steve Rosenberg. Read More
Syria mass graves: Grim task of searching for and naming the dead
Most of the more than 100,000 people who disappeared in Syria since 2011 are now believed to be dead. Read More
Motive ‘combination of factors’ in Wisconsin school shooting
Police say clarifying a motive for Monday’s deadly school shooting in the state’s capital of Madison is a priority. Read More
Luigi Mangione faces first-degree murder charge in death of healthcare CEO
In announcing the charges, the New York district attorney called the shooting of CEO Brian Thompson a “frightening, well-planned and targeted murder”. Read More
Filipina who was nearly executed during 15 years on death row finally goes home
Mary Jane Veloso was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2010 after she was found carrying heroin. Read More
Cyclone kills dozens in Mozambique after ravaging French territory Mayotte
The Mozambican authorities have called Chido “one of the most intense storms ever recorded”. Read More