The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has told a Senate hearing on Covid-19 there are 173 unaccompanied children in India who are trying to return to Australia. More than 9,500 Australians are stranded in the country, 950 of them classed as vulnerable, following a flight ban from India that will end on 15 May. Australian airline Qantas doesn’t take unaccompanied minors, potentially limiting options to come home through Air India or special repatriation flights
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A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway has collapsed, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well, police said. A...
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Kenya’s electoral commission chair has declared William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race but, amid chaotic scenes, other senior election officials have said the week-long count was too opaque and disowned ...
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Footage circulating on social media shows chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in China's Shanghai. Authorities attempted to quarantine the store after a customer had been in close contact with a positive Covid case. Foota...
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At a speech marking the 75th anniversary of India's independence from British rule, Modi vowed to make India a developed nation by the centenary. Speaking at Delhi’s 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort, Modi said: 'We ha...
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The Amazon absorbs huge amount of CO2 and helps to cool the world, but recent studies have shown the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, with profound implications for the global climate and biodiversity. The s...
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After the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, millions of teenage girls have been forbidden from receiving a high school education. Taliban officials have claimed the ban is temporary, but said the same thing the ...
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The Guardian's environment editor, Damian Carrington, examines exactly how the climate crisis is fuelling devastating floods – and what we can do to help protect ourselves and our planet
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Australian rental homes are colder and more damp than is considered safe by the World Health Organization, with homes in New South Wales so humid as to promote mould growth, a new report has found. Tenant advocacy org...
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