Category: World
Six Guatemalans arrested on human smuggling charges in 2021 Mexico truck crash
Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas on Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semi-trailer truck crash in Mexico that [more…]
Concern as Guyana considers opening Jonestown massacre site to tourism
Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after the Rev Jim Jones and more than 900 of his followers died in the [more…]
Almost 200 massacred in Haiti as Vodou practitioners reportedly targeted
About 200 people were killed in violence in Haiti’s capital over the weekend, many in a massacre in which a gang boss reportedly targeted Vodou [more…]
‘Time is running out’: 12 Nobel laureates urge Keir Starmer to intervene in case of jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah
A group of Nobel laureates have written to the British prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to intervene to help free the imprisoned writer Alaa [more…]
Tanzania opposition laments its ‘naivety’ over president as repression intensifies
When Samia Suluhu Hassan took office as Tanzania’s president in 2021, many in the east African country hailed what they hoped was a new dawn [more…]
Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama wins election
Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama has won a historic comeback election victory after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic party over its [more…]
South Korea arrests ex-defence minister after failed martial law attempt – reports
South Korean prosecutors have arrested ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday, local [more…]
South Korea’s bid to impeach president Yoon Suk Yeol fails after ruling party boycotts vote – as it happened
A motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated declaration of martial law this week has failed after members of his [more…]
Ghana heads to the polls amid deepening economic crisis
Millions of Ghanaians have headed to the polls in a presidential election after a campaign dominated by what many see as the west African country’s [more…]
Motion to impeach South Korean president fails after vote boycott
A motion to impeach the South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, over his ill-fated declaration of martial law this week has failed after members of [more…]
