Australia’s second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown to counter a fast-spreading outbreak in its capital, Melbourne. The lockdown will begin at midnight on Thursday (14:00 GMT). Authorities have so far found 26 cases, and...
Belarus’s jails and detention centres are holding hundreds of people described as political prisoners, whether they are political opponents, independent journalists or protesters. Some 7,000 Belarusians were rounded up and thrown into crowded prison...
It’s becoming more likely that a key global temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years. A major study says by 2025 there’s a 40% chance of at least one year being 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial level. That’s the lower of t...
Hong Kong has passed a controversial electoral reform law, aimed at keeping people China deems “unpatriotic” from positions of political power. The reform will allow a pro-China panel to vet and elect candidates, reducing democratic representation. ...
