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Senior military figures and MPs are among the 50,000 people supporting The Independent’s petition

Letter: Prof Elspeth Webb fears those deported will be vulnerable to falciparum malaria and won’t receive help

In 2020, the United States announced a framework for the private exploitation of space resources. It consists of practical principles to guide exploration, science and commerce in outer space. The Artemis Accords are intended to make space activity responsible, transparent, safe, peaceful and sustainable. Nigeria and Rwanda signed the accords…

‘We have a moral compulsion to take care of him and his family,’ presenter tells editor-in-chief Geordie Greig

Commando who lost two limbs in Afghan war says: he helped us, we must help him settle here

For 40 years, western governments have entertained ideas of outsourcing asylum processing and refugee hosting to the global south. It is not a new idea. And neither are the controversies that have accompanied it.

Numbers rising after bad weather stopped crossings for five days, raising questions over government ‘deterrent’ strategy

In politics, soft power is a persuasive approach to international relations. A leader can use soft power by exerting economic, cultural or reputational influence.

Burundi was the first country to offer troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of east Africa’s peace drive after a wave of attacks from the rebel group known as Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23).

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said high unemployment and a heavy-handed approach to protests made the Central African country unsuitable for the UK's deportation project, which was unveiled more than a year ago but hasn't seen any flights take off

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022