Category: World
Three people die attempting to cross US-Mexico border amid California storm
Three people died last week as they attempted to cross the US-Mexico border near San Diego, California, amid a storm that brought near freezing temperatures [more…]
US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry
The US has blocked Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy [more…]
Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace in major battlefield gain
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, in a highly symbolic battlefield victory over the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in [more…]
Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Aregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia’s Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now [more…]
‘Deported because of his tattoos’: has the US targeted Venezuelans for their body art?
Like many Venezuelans of his generation, Franco José Caraballo Tiapa is a man of many tattoos. There is one of a rose, one of a [more…]
Kirsty Coventry elected first female president of IOC as Coe routed in vote
The former Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has become the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year history, after a shock [more…]
M23 rebels capture strategic mining hub of Walikale in eastern DRC
M23 rebels have captured a strategic mining hub in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, defying calls from the presidents of Rwanda and the DRC [more…]
Women in business held back by mobile data’s cost in developing world – report
The cost of a mobile data package is all that is holding back many female entrepreneurs in developing countries, according to recent research. While social [more…]
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
The world experienced a “benevolence bump” of kindness during the Covid-19 pandemic that has remained, with generous acts more than 10% above pre-pandemic levels. The [more…]
‘He is innocent’: family of deported Venezuelan rebukes Trump claims
Donald Trump’s White House has described the Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador as “heinous monsters” and terrorists who “rape, maim [more…]
