Nicaragua's legislature debates barring opposition from elections

The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded ‘a wall, a blockade’ against opposition parties.

More than 100 UK millionaires ask new PM Andy Burnham to tax them more

The 'Patriotic Millionaires' say 'wealth and power have been concentrated in a small group for too long'.

In India, fear has switched sides

By refusing to be intimidated, India’s students have turned a protest over education into a crisis for Narendra Modi.

Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces as West Bank fields set ablaze

Two men were killed in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus. An Israeli settler was also reportedly stabbed.

Norway Viking Row gets ‘resign’ twist in ‘Cockroach’ protest

Cockroach Janty Party-led protesters in Mumbai, India recreated Norway’s viral Viking Row, replacing ‘ro’ with ‘resign’.

The missing half of mediation

The future of diplomacy between the US and Iran depends on giving mediators the backing needed to make agreements stick.

Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May

The price of Brent crude rose more than 5% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.

Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000

More than 1,000 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, according to official government data.

Has Russia helped Iran target CIA sites in the Gulf?

Reports of Iran targeting sites belonging to the US's CIA first emerged in the early days of the Iran war.

How shipping insurance rates are rising, as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb shut down

Insurance rates through Hormuz are currently four times the five-year average.