The wreckage of a bus on fire on the Shankill Road in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

A bus was hijacked and set on fire near an interface in Belfast after violence broke out again in Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening. The bus was (...)

A temporary settlement centre for refugees from the unrest  in Palma, Cabo Delgado Province, Northern Mozambique. Photograph: Grant Lee Neuenburg/EPA/WFP

A South African military company hailed for saving hundreds of civilians last week during an attack by Islamist militants on a strategic town in north(...)

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a community vaccination clinic in Ottawa,  Canada, on Tuesday. Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/Bloomberg

The planet could have a year or less before first-generation Covid-19 vaccines are ineffective and modified formulations are needed, according to a su(...)

Amnesty’s programme director in the North, Patrick Corrigan, was speaking ahead of the launch of a series of online events by Amnesty and Ulster University to help survivors contribute to the design of a forthcoming inquiry.  Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

An investigation into mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland “must not repeat the mistakes of past inquiries”, Amnesty Inte(...)

The  Ethiopian army patrol the streets of Mekelle city, in northern Ethiopia. Photograph: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/ Anadolu Agency via Getty

The calm is deceptive. A stubbled crater attests to a recent artillery barrage, but with its bustling streets and shops, the highland Ethiopian city o(...)

People gather to mourn the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers in the village of Dengolat, north of Mekele, the capital of Tigray on February 26th. Photograph: Eduardo Soteras/ AFP via Getty Images

Internal US government reports, and credible reports from Amnesty International and the Associated Press paint a dire picture of atrocities against ci(...)

Police tend to an injuried colleague during a demonstration against police violence in an Athens suburb on Tuesday. Photograph:  Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images

The Greek government, put on the defensive by mounting allegations of police brutality, has appealed for calm following clashes on the streets of Athe(...)

Aye Myat Thu, the wife of Myanmar protester Chit Min Thu, reacts after he was shot dead  by security forces. Photograph: STR /AFP

Myanmar’s junta added bribery allegations to its charges against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday, while an advocacy group said security fo(...)

“A narrative can take off very quickly with audiences. As the quote states, ‘a lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes’.”

“They call it the infodemic.” Paul Quigley, chief executive and co-founder of NewsWhip, knows all about the challenges of identifying trustworthy news(...)

Supporters of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko call for his release in Dakar on Tuesday. Photograph: John Wessels/AFP

At least eight people have died, hundreds been injured, and about 100 arrested as protests continue in Senegal, following a rape charge against the co(...)

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