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Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency, raising Gaza aid fears

Israel’s parliament has voted to pass legislation banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, within three months.

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Georgia PM rejects claims of election fraud

There are always “irregularities” in election counts Georgia’s PM has said, but he denied interfering with the result which gave his party the most votes.

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A puff of marijuana – then locked up in compulsory drug rehab

Singapore Prison Service A guard monitors CCTV in the Drug Rehabilitation Centre (DRC) control room Kim* is a young professional who started using cannabis when

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Mining giants sign $30bn settlement for Brazil 2015 dam collapse

Getty Images The dam collapse in 2015 destroyed many villages and engulfed homes The mining giants BHP and Vale have signed a deal with the

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Menendez brothers should be released on parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez – two brothers convicted of murdering their parents in a case that shook America more than three decades ago – should

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At least five dead in attack at Turkish aviation company

Watch: Videos show how Ankara attack unfolded At least five people have been killed and 22 injured in an attack at the headquarters of an

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Trump accuses UK’s Labour Party of ‘foreign interference’

Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against the UK’s Labour Party, accusing it of “blatant foreign interference” in the US

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Six new lawsuits filed against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Six new civil lawsuits have been filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a federal court in New York. Three men and three women accuse the

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Moldova votes ‘no’ against pro-EU constitution change

EPA Three hours before polls closed in Chisinau, turnout stood at more than 50% Polls have closed in Moldova, where people have been voting in

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Much of Cuba remains without power

Much of Cuba, including the capital Havana, is still without electricity – 24 hours after the country’s main energy plant failed, knocking out power to