Category: World
Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration
Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the Islamic State stayed under the radar [more…]
As Band Aid marks 40th anniversary critics take aim at Africa stereotypes
Forty years ago this week, a group of pop stars gathered at a west London studio to record a single that would raise millions, inspire [more…]
Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position [more…]
4,000-year-old canals used for fishing by Maya predecessors discovered in Belize
Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatán peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery, [more…]
Smugglers convicted after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border
A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border. After a [more…]
Removing Toronto bike lanes will make traffic worse, official document shows
Removing bike lanes from busy city streets will increase traffic congestion, according to a Canadian government document leaked amid a furious row over urban infrastructure. [more…]
Haiti summons French ambassador after Macron called its leaders ‘morons’
Haiti’s government has summoned the French ambassador to the country to protest about “unfriendly and inappropriate” comments from Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera [more…]
Hungary invites Netanyahu to visit as world leaders split over ICC arrest warrant
Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court [more…]
US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time
They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are [more…]
Malian singer Rokia Traoré to be extradited from Italy to Belgium
Malian musician Rokia Traoré, who was arrested in Rome last June over an international child custody dispute, will be handed over to Belgium in the [more…]
