UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:09 GMT
Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the release of a British-Egyptian woman who it is claimed has been arrested in Cairo because of her sister’s political activ
South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:09:58 GMT
Bird eggs intercepted in homemade incubators at Johannesburg airport as officials try to halt wildlife traffickingSouth African police have arrested two Thai nationals in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to smuggle endangered parrot eggs out of the country as authorities try to stem the t
Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:12 GMT
The public health emergencies in 2022 and 2024 saw the virus reported in 145 countries, but in the new cases children appear particularly affectedA fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has chang
