Category: World
More than 100 people missing after being forced off boats in Djibouti
More than 100 people are still missing after smugglers apparently forced migrants to leave their boats and swim in the Red Sea off the coast [more…]
Argentina’s Javier Milei accused of plagiarising UN speech from West Wing
Argentina’s rightwing populist president, Javier Milei, has been accused of plagiarising a chunk of his recent speech to the United Nations general assembly from the [more…]
At least 78 dead and dozens missing after ferry disaster in DR Congo
At least 78 people have drowned and many more are missing after a boat belived to be carrying 278 passengers capsized on Thursday morning just [more…]
Britain to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius ending years of dispute
The UK has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending years of bitter dispute over Britain’s last African colony. The agreement will [more…]
Jamaica welcomes US move to clamp down on gun trafficking to Caribbean
Jamaica’s deputy prime minister has welcomed a campaign by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, to push through new measures and legislation to tackle [more…]
Tanzania suspends news websites over ad referencing killings of dissidents
Tanzania has suspended the online operations of a top newspaper publisher after one of its publications ran an animated advert depicting the country’s president, Samia [more…]
A timeline of the UK’s history with the Chagos Islands
The UK has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a historic deal. Here we detail the history of the archipelago. 1783 The [more…]
Quebec separatist leader holds Trudeau to ransom: ‘We saw an opportunity’
The leader of the Quebec independence party propping up the government of Justin Trudeau has insisted that the political lifeline depends on the quick passage [more…]
Typhoon Krathon hits Taiwan, killing two people and wreaking destruction
Typhoon Krathon has made landfall in Taiwan, bringing destructive wind and rain to the island’s second biggest city. The storm has killed at least two [more…]
Bird flu outbreak kills dozens of tigers in Vietnam zoos
Forty-seven tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in south Vietnam due to the H5N1 bird flu virus, state media reported. The [more…]