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A refugee organisation says the White House’s explanation of the order is “completely false”.

Facebook’s Oversight Board announced it will instead announce its decision “in the coming weeks”.

The fear of increased Covid risk prompted Sachdanand Dabral, another resident, to petition the court last year, asking to know how the state was prepared in case of a Covid surge. Mr Dabral blamed the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat for the rise in cases, for allowing people in …

Brazil is also seeking aid from the US in return for protecting the Amazon rainforest.

The BBC’s Jonah Fisher reports from the front line between soldiers and separatists.

Jasmine Opperman, Africa analyst at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (Acled), who has been following the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province closely, showed that the videos and photos were not from Palma, but from Mocimboa da Praia, 65km to the south.

Nepal is seeing its worst wildfires in more than a decade, according to experts. This year’s wildfire season has been worse than usual with more fires, burning longer. It has led to record levels of air pollution. Scientists think climate change may have made the forests ‘tinder dry’. One eyewitness …

Nadya and Emna grew up nearly 12,000 km away from each other but they share one important experience. They have both been told what they can and can’t wear by the people around them, based on their religion. In Indonesia, many politicians argue that the jilbab, a kind of hijab, …

Infections in the largest province could increase sixfold without tougher measures, experts warn.

Unable to have guests due to the Covid pandemic, a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant in Amsterdam has turned to takeaway burgers. One burger costs €20 (£17). Chips not included. Earlier this week, the Dutch government said that current lockdown measures would remain until at least 28 April.