New rice varieties give hope that farmers can overcome the climate emergency and a warmer future that threatens harvests Justin McCurry in Shiroishi When schoolchildren in Shiroishi were enlisted to plant rice seedlings in June, Shinto priests blessed the land and asked the deities for a bountiful crop. Judging by the fields behind farmer Haruki Kawasaki,…
Rising sea levels and ever-more-powerful storms are eroding shorelines, submerging land and threatening to evict millions of people from their homes worldwide. Yet, for the people of some low-lying small island States, what is at stake is more than just their houses. Their countries face the possibility of substantial losses of land territory and even…
Sanae Takaichi has been under domestic pressure to publicly support the ICC, after the US sanctioned the court and its Japanese president Justin McCurry in Tokyo Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has voiced her country’s “consistent support” for the international criminal court (ICC), after Donald Trump urged member states to abandon the body, calling it “out of control”. In her speech…
The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination Robert Mackey Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for much of his second term…
Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated Associated Press At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol, officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state’s…
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, part of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was in charge of Adra prison where prisoners were tortured Alice Speri A US federal court in Los Angeles sentenced a former Syrian government official who ran one of the country’s most infamous prisons to 60 years in prison on Thursday – the most significant punishment handed…
AMIT SHAH TO LAY FOUNDATION STONE OF SENAPATI MEDICAL COLLEGE NEW DELHI, Aug 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh that the Central Government would fulfil the aspirations of the people of Manipur. The assurance came during Chief Minister Khemchand Singh’s meeting with the Union Home Minister at…
Rules brought in soon after killing of dozens of protesters, news of which was reported only by overseas outlets Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad Pakistani authorities have imposed severe new restrictions on international media, including barring them from reporting in most of the country, in a move that has provoked a significant backlash from journalist organisations….
After Ukraine failed to shoot down a single ballistic missile fired by Russia on Wednesday, the president urged allies to increase supplies of Patriot interceptors Guardian staff and agencies Nato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it “urgently needs”, its secretary general has said, after Kyiv failed to shoot down a single Russian…
Noul is the strongest typhoon to make landfall in China so far this year, state media reported Guardian staff with agencies Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing strong winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with…