UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:00:54 GMT
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to GreenlandThe UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Afr
Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:52:08 GMT
Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross borderEurope live – latest updatesSpain has seen no evidence “whatsoever” that Morocco planned or facilitated a mass border breach into its north African territory of Ceuta, the Spanish prime minis
‘We continue to suffer’: victims of apartheid-era Sharpeville massacre demand compensation
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:11:37 GMT
Claim relating to 1960 attack on hundreds of protesters part of wave of litigation over apartheid crimes in South AfricaThe day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the South African township of Sharpeville gathered to protest against pass laws, which forced “Black, Indian and Coloured”
