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Nicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’
WorldNicolás Maduro tells New York court new torture allegations are ‘false’

Rewritten indictment accuses ex-Venezuela president and wife Cilia Flores of leading campaign of torture

Associated Press
LGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested
WorldLGBTQ+ people go into hiding in Senegal as hundreds are arrested

At least 320 people detained for ‘acts against nature’ after law criminalising homosexuality toughened, HRW reports

Sarah Johnson
Poland looks to economic heights in a country transformed since Soviet days
WorldPoland looks to economic heights in a country transformed since Soviet days

In the final part of our series on the country, Poles tell how wages have soared – along with the cost of living

Richard Partington in Warsaw
Indonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region
WorldIndonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region

Having tried cloud seeding and water bombing, one pilot project will see dry ice dispersed by plane across the province of South Sumatra

Kate Lamb and agencies
Verse from the waste land: Rotterdam’s poetic bin lorries granted cultural status
WorldVerse from the waste land: Rotterdam’s poetic bin lorries granted cultural status

Lyrical lines printed on side of city’s fleet of rubbish trucks now recognised as one of Netherlands’ proud traditions

Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
WorldBrazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff

Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million

Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027
CulturePaddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027

Hugely successful West End show will open at Capitol Theatre in September 2027, with dates in other Australian cities yet to be announced

Sian Cain
Zimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story
TechnologyZimbabwean author Simbarashe Kundizeza denies using AI to write prize-winning story

Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writers

Rachel Savage in Johannesburg
Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police
WorldStudent protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police

Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruption

Guardian staff and agencies in Tirana
UK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by lack of expertise, report says
PoliticsUK’s ‘incoherent’ approach to China plagued by lack of expertise, report says

International alliance of China-sceptic legislators warns of risks inherent in misjudging bilateral relationship

Rebecca Bailey China correspondent
Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’
WorldPope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’

Pontiff has begun walking in his hospital room and is eating normally after operation to remove growth, doctors say

Angela Giuffrida
Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year
ClimateMont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year

Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers
WorldFrance’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers

Beneath a wave of school protests in France lies a more existential worry: the future prospects of an entire generation

Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Closer EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says
PoliticsCloser EU trade ties greater prize for UK than making separate deals, minister says

Exclusive: Douglas Alexander, on trade delegation to India, talks up economic benefits of joint trading arrangements with Europe

Kiran Stacey in Mumbai
Locking UK out of ‘Made in Europe’ law will ‘hurt’ carmaking across EU, says Mercedes-Benz boss
WorldLocking UK out of ‘Made in Europe’ law will ‘hurt’ carmaking across EU, says Mercedes-Benz boss

Ola Källenius says it will ‘weaken the industry on both sides’ ahead of act intended to counter non-EU competition

Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels
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