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Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism will top the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in Japan on Tuesday. The annual meeting comprises the original 12 nations that signed the Antarctic Treaty – which now has 58 parties – as well as 17 others that conduct substantial research activity there.

For Mbembe, contemporary Africa is neither a story of collapse nor uncomplicated renewal, but a continent moving "in multiple directions at the same time", where "chaotic situations, almost cataclysmic" coexist with "attempts at reinventing democracy from below." Driven increasingly by young people, women, intellectuals and civil society acto

Yesterday's key developments:⁠Iran's proposal to end the war with the US and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was legitimate ‌and generous, Foreign ⁠Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said, adding that the US ⁠continues to uphold unreasonable and one-sided demands.Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israel

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Videos posted online – many of them disturbing and violent – document a new wave of violence against African migrants in South Africa that began in late March. In one disturbing video, vigilantes pummel a man accused of being undocumented with sticks, while other videos show armed groups patrolling the streets. This footage, much of it filmed

The French government has announced strict measures after the first hantavirus case was detected in the country. The health crisis is dominating the French front pages. L'Humanité, Le Parisien and La Croix all headline on the government's measures. France is on "high alert" after one confirmed case. Four other French citizens who were on boar

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told members of his Cabinet on Tuesday that he has no intention to resign as calls within his Labour Party for him to step down grew louder. Starmer is trying to shore up support within his Cabinet following a febrile few days in the wake of hefty losses for the Labour Party in local elections last week, which i

African leaders used the second day of a summit with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to push ‌for easier access to credit that could help fund major investments and boost ⁠economic growth. A years-long campaign by African governments for reforms to reduce their borrowing costs got a boost on Monday when Macron said he supported cr