Category: World
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…]
Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai
Two elephants have drowned, while power was cut and hotels were forced to evacuate guests after the Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was hit by [more…]
New Zealand navy ship Manawanui sinks off Samoa
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground and sunk off Samoa – the first time the navy has lost a ship since the [more…]
Communist China not the motherland, says Taiwan’s president, because our republic is older
It is “impossible” for the People’s Republic of China to become Taiwan’s motherland because Taiwan has older political roots, the island’s president has said. Lai [more…]
Democracy campaigners criticise President Saied as polls close in Tunisia
Polls have closed in Tunisia’s presidential election as the president, Kais Saied, seeks a second term, while his most prominent critics are in prison and [more…]
UK ‘resolutely committed’ to its overseas territories, says foreign minister
The UK is “resolutely committed” to all of its overseas territories, the responsible foreign minister said, after Argentina vowed to gain “full sovereignty” of the [more…]
