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Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’ say sectarianism lives on, thwarting progress

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• Package similar to 2005 deal needed as struggling African countries suffer severe funding squeeze, says official

• Rapist and murderer’s escape sparked outrage over competence of country’s police and criminal justice system

• Dozens of mostly sub-Saharan Africans have drowned in region in recent weeks trying to reach Europe

• Breakthrough hailed as highly effective R21 vaccine is cleared by west African country but questions remain over funding

• Information minister says ‘no basis’ to form interim government, amid claims of February elections being fixed

• The country’s second-biggest state has been riven by mass street protests, armed clashes between local police and the federal military as well as the fatal shooting of two aid workers

• Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase

• Daniel Urresti sent to jail for 12 years for his role in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos at the height of the country’s civil conflict

• Dead creature was one of 150 descendants of four hippos imported by drug baron Pablo Escobar in 1980s

• Greenpeace report finds heavy machinery made by South Korean firm contributing to destruction of Brazilian rainforest

• The circular carved stone, unearthed at the Yucatán’s Chichén Itzá complex, displays hieroglyphic writing and two game players

• Citizen Lab says victims’ phones infected after being sent an iCloud calendar invitation in a ‘zero-click’ attack

• Intercept of Russian intelligence shows Beijing wanted to disguise lethal aid as civilian items, says report

• Defence ministry says it cannot rule out ‘cognitive warfare tactics’ after disinformation during Chinese drills

• Business groups fear cost could damage tourism sector still recovering from effects of pandemic

• Casino complex to be built in Osaka after ban was lifted despite fears about gambling addiction

• Kim Jong-un hails development of new solid-fuel rocket that can be deployed more quickly

• Don Farrell has dismissed talk of any Australian policy shift after breakthrough reached on barley exports

• In the first of a two-part report, we look at the successes – and the costs – of what once was Australia’s largest power station

• Building which inspired Peter Allen’s 1972 hit is up for sale, amid calls for the government to step in and preserve it as a cultural destination

• The Labor senator says she’s been boiling eggs wrapped in foil in the microwave for 25 years or more, ‘and I’ve never had a mishap’

• ‘No substance in it,’ former chief justice Robert French says, while experts split on whether amendment should include ‘executive government’

• The 55-year-old was arrested in Sydney after allegedly sharing information with individuals who work for a foreign intelligence service

• Rishi Sunak also condemns beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war as leaders discuss situation on battlefield

• New regulations will apply to those aged one to 12 who suffer unbearably and have no hope of improvement

• Protests against Emmanuel Macron’s controversial plans reignite in Marseille, Rouen and elsewhere

• Paleis Het Loo was built as lodge for man who became William III, king of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689

• Analysis raises questions over role of speculators in inflating food prices amid global cost of living crisis

• Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightwing policies are emboldening attacks on 2,000-year-old community, says Catholic regional leader

• Move of London’s live broadcast centre to Doha could involve dozens of job losses

• Al-Aqsa mosque closed to non-Muslims and tourists after gunmen who shot at an army post killed by security forces

• Lucy Dee, 48, died on Monday after gun attack that also killed two of her daughters

• Dismissal of Yoav Gallant triggered unprecedented surge of protest against plan to disempower judiciary

• Lucy Dee sustained critical injuries in attack on Friday that killed her daughters Maia and Rina

• Inquiry comes after tax raid on corporation’s offices and a documentary that was critical of PM Narendra Modi

• Mock hospital drills held as new Omicron variant suspected of causing highest number of infections since 2022

• Death toll in Sagaing could reach 100 in what could be deadliest junta attack since coup in 2021

• Attack targeted opening ceremony for office set up by military’s opponents in Sagaing region of Myanmar

• Review launched into operations in Afghanistan as men and women told not to go to work at least until May

• Interaction at temple in India seen in video that has gone viral condemned as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘scandalous’

• Patrick Thelwell sentenced to 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work after incident during York walkabout

• Exclusive: Former shadow minister says commitment would be a symbol of leader’s vision for a ‘renewed Britain’

• Dartmoor National Park Authority is preparing to appeal against court decision to overturn right to wild camp

• Greater Manchester police confirms case against unnamed footballer arrested in 2021 has been dropped

• Member of air national guard, 21, accused of leaking sensitive documents pertaining to US intelligence

• Energy department gives green light to exports from liquefied natural gas (LNG) program, after Willow project approved last month

• Chief executive Jamie Dimon upbeat as bank’s earnings benefit from rise in US and global interest rates