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For days the world has been told how Cyclone Chido has laid waste to the small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte. But few can truly understand just how devastating the most powerful cyclone to hit this region has been.The few pictures leaving Mayotte struggle to show the true scale of the crisis. The island is remote, cut off completely from the rest of the region except for the French military […]

The post may be seen as glittering and the man as controversial and divisive but beyond those truths, the role of British ambassador to Washington is pivotal and relationship-defining.That is particularly the case right now: to navigate the "special relationship" through Donald Trump's second presidency. And so this is not a decision that would have been taken without serious consideration despite the baggage some may see Lord Mandelson as carrying.It […]

How could a man drug and rape his wife and invite strangers to do the same?It is a question that has underpinned weeks of evidence in the trial of Dominique Pelicot who was today jailed for 20 years for the attacks on his then wife Gisele Pelicot. A further 50 men were convicted alongside him - the majority for rape - and between them sentenced to more than 400 years […]

It is a crime so brutal and depraved it defies words - so outside the court, they applaud instead.Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual abuseSince September, people have lined the route in Avignon clapping as Gisele Pelicot walks past. It is a wordless act of support for the 72-year-old woman at the centre of a mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves across France.It is a message that she, […]

Ukraine cannot remove Russian troops from the land they occupy in the east of the country and Crimea, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted.While Kyiv would never recognise Russia's rule, he said diplomacy is the only option to get President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his army. It comes less than a month after he gave similar remarks to Sky News, when he suggested a ceasefire deal could be struck under certain conditions.Ukraine […]

A dramatic change in tone by Ukraine's president - acknowledging the strength of Russia's hold over swathes of Ukrainian territory - has coincided with the imminent return of Donald Trump to the White House.The incoming US commander-in-chief has said he can end Russia's war in Ukraine in a day - though without saying how. One thing is certain, however; his approach will be very different to Joe Biden's.Mr Trump has […]

The compound in front of the blue and white low-rise building is buzzing with rushed activity.On one side there are men stacking boxes of water bottles. On another, women sitting on chairs are picking through bundles of clothing on the ground before folding and organising them into piles of men's, women's and children's sizes. Instructions are being shouted.Through the doors of the house, in the lounge at the front, there's […]

The world is set to use more coal than ever before, this year, because of high demand in Asia and despite the warnings over the harm that burning fossil fuels does to the planet, a report has said.Global demand for the fossil fuel is expected to hit a record 8.77 billion tonnes in 2024, and stay near that level for the next three years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said […]

A citizen from Uzbekistan has been detained over the killing of Russian nuclear forces general Igor Kirillov, Russia's investigative committee has said.The committee says the suspect was recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services and was paid $100,000 (£79,000). The senior general was killed on Tuesday by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter outside an apartment block in Moscow, a day after Ukraine's security service brought criminal charges against him. Image: […]