Category: World
El Salvador faces scrutiny for ‘political’ trial of five environmental activists
Five environmental activists who helped secure a historic mining ban in El Salvador are facing life imprisonment for an alleged civil war-era crime, in a [more…]
Chinese stocks suffer worst fall in 27 years over growth concerns
Chinese stocks have suffered their worst fall in 27 years after efforts by Beijing to stimulate the world’s second-largest economy disappointed investors. Stock markets in [more…]
Mozambique ruling party likely to win elections despite dissatisfied youth
Mozambicans go to the polls on Wednesday in elections that the ruling Frelimo party is expected to win easily, even as an outsider candidate is [more…]
Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands
Brazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result of [more…]
Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears
Florida’s western coast was making emergency preparations Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton, with thousands of evacuees clogging highways and the mayor of Tampa [more…]
Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor
Mexico’s new government has been shaken by the murder of a city mayor who was attacked and beheaded days after taking office. Alejandro Arcos Catalán [more…]
Tunisia’s president wins landslide second term after cracking down on opponents
Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has secured a second five-year term with a landslide victory, although the election had one of the lowest turnouts in the [more…]
Suddenly, all MPs know where the Chagos Islands are and what’s best for them | John Crace
What a difference a week makes. Just last Wednesday, you could have put money on most MPs being totally clueless about the exact location of [more…]
Lammy defends Chagos deal, saying it saves important UK-US military base
David Lammy has hailed the decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a deal to save a strategically important UK-US military base, after [more…]
Biden to visit Angola as global powers vie for African influence
When Joe Biden travels to Angola on Sunday, it will be the first trip to an African country of his presidency and the first to [more…]