An Israeli rights group says prisons are overwhelmed, amid allegations of physical and mental violence.
Category: World
Is the US really heading for recession?
Weak jobs figures have spooked stock markets but does this mean a downturn is on the way?
Can India help its special ally Bangladesh defuse the crisis?
The stakes are high for India after PM Sheikh Hasina’s sudden resignation and flight from Bangladesh.
Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat
Sheikh Hasina is credited for the country’s economic progress but also accused of authoritarianism.
RFK Jr admits dumping bear carcass in New York’s Central Park
Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says the 2014 incident that mystified New Yorkers was a prank.
Biles achieves ‘more than wildest dreams’ in Paris
Simone Biles says she has achieved more than her wildest dreams as she leaves Paris with three Olympic gold medals and one silver.
New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua, police say
Authorities say Glen Malcolm Conning, 50, landed in a remote area of the Indonesian region.
Hurricane Debby makes landfall on Florida coast
The fourth storm of the hurricane season brings fears of catastrophic flooding to the Big Bend region.
Kamala Harris poised to announce her running mate
The vice-president’s running mate will join her on a whirlwind five-day tour of battleground states this week.
Euphoria in Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country
Army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman said the military would begin talks on forming an interim government.