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Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses

Nicki Minaj's UN speech on Christian persecution in Nigeria preceded Trump's Christmas airstrikes. Officials call the claims exaggerated, while the rapper stays silent on the strikes.

Venezuela's National Assembly, controlled by allies of Nicolás Maduro, approved legislation this week establishing prison sentences of up to 20 years for individuals who promote, support or finance acts described by the government as "piracy" or economic blockades against the country.

The president has previously argued that the U.S. should have taken Iraq's oil after the 2003 invasion, telling ABC News in 2015, "You win the war and you take it"

Separatists in southern Yemen are accusing Saudi Arabia of targeting their forces with airstrikes

Special rapporteurs say handling of prisoners raises questions over UK’s obligations under human rights laws

Diplomatic breakthrough criticised by African Union, which said it could have ‘far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent’

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice

The Maduro regime is taking advantage of escalating tensions with the United States to further crack down on dissent, according to a new report.

Alleged strikes close to UAE-backed forces follow Riyadh’s call for STC to withdraw from newly seized provinces

Munitions factories are expected to expand capacity and build new plants as the regime in Pyongyang intensifies weapons development and furthers its ties with Russia.