South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has removed the country's military chief and reinstated his predecessor whom Kiir had sacked three months earlier, state-run television announced.

Oslo has divested from some Israeli companies but its $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund remains heavily invested in arms companies supplying Israel’s military

Government spokesperson says it may be ‘last chance’ for politicians to regain credibility and cut risk of far right taking power Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister by Friday evening, his office has said, hinting at the French president’s hopes that a sixth prime minister in less than two years will manage to steer a budget through the country’s deeply fragmented parliament. “This might be the last chance,” government spokesperson Aurore Bergé told RTL radio on Thursday. “I believe this is the last chance for politicians to regain credibility ... all of this is only strengthening the chances and capabilities of the far right to take power.” Continue reading...

Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year A plastic recycling industry potentially worth £2bn and 5,000 jobs is dying in the UK because of government failure to close a loophole which allows 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste to be exported each year. The Guardian can reveal that in the past two years 21 plastic recycling and processing factories across the UK have shut down due to the scale of our exports, the cheap price of virgin plastic and an influx of cheap plastic from Asia, according to data gathered by industry insiders. Continue reading...

A report by Shake the CIV says the London Collective Investment Vehicle has £7bn invested in companies "enabling Israel’s human rights abuses"

The hefty price tag amounts to each taxpayer giving each citizen of Israel about $3,400 since 7 October 2023

Microsoft's suite of productivity software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

March comes after 'Gen Z' anti-government protesters reject President Andry Rajoelina's attempts to defuse tensions.

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals * US politics live – latest updates A federal grand jury indicted Letitia James, the New York attorney general, for bank fraud on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lindsey Halligan, the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, personally presented the case to the grand jury on Thursday, the person said. US attorneys do not typically present to a grand jury. Continue reading...

Beneath Morocco’s polished veneer, dazzling mega-projects hide the daily struggles of ordinary citizens, increasing a sense of frustration that has been simmering for years

Police investigating blaze in Peacehaven say 46-year-old is suspected of arson with intent to endanger life A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a mosque in East Sussex. A 46-year-old was in custody after an arrest was made on Monday afternoon, police said. Continue reading...

Among the 161 arriving in Athens, MEP Rima Hassan reports that she was 'beaten' by Israeli police officers.

The White House on Monday backed off President Donald Trump's assertion that U.S. government employees were being laid off "right now" due to the shutdown, but warned that job losses could result if Congress does not restore federal funding.

Researchers say inhalers in the US alone generate annual emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars.

The International Criminal Court in the Hague handed down its first-ever Darfur war crimes conviction, finding Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, guilty of atrocities committed more than two decades ago.

Here are the key events from day 1,320 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The Chinese embassy in Manila hired a marketing firm that ran fake social media accounts praising China, undermining the Philippines’ security alliance with the U.S., and criticizing Western COVID vaccines, Reuters found.