New Zealand’s privacy regulator yesterday accused Facebook of failing to cooperate on tackling livestreaming in the wake of the Christchurch mosques massacre, saying founder Mark Zuckerberg was “disingenuous” about its systems. The gunman livestreamed his rampage at two mosques on…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to energise supporters on the eve of today’s elections with warnings and controversial promises,…

Nepal is sending a team of government-appointed climbers up Mount Everest to remeasure its height, officials said yesterday, hoping to quash persistent speculation that the world’s tallest mountain has shrunk. Four government surveyors will depart Wednesday for Everest, which lies on the Himalayan…

Sudan’s army deployed around its Khartoum headquarters Monday as thousands of protesters urging the military to join calls for leader Omar al-Bashir’s…

Taliban fighters have killed 12 security forces in the last 48 hours in ongoing fighting in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis, the defence ministry said yesterday. In the latest assault on Afghan forces—who have faced devastating losses in recent years—Taliban fighters last…

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday was to press ahead with her bid for a Brexit “compromise” with the opposition despite a backlash from her own party, as she attempts to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union this week. Talks with the Labour Party are expected ahead of a crucial…