Category: World
Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear
Authorities in a city in the Brazilian Amazon have declared a state of emergency after huge sinkholes opened up, threatening hundreds of homes. Several buildings [more…]
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its [more…]
Caribbean leaders vow to maintain pursuit of slavery reparations
Caribbean leaders have defended the region’s pursuit of slavery reparations, describing the compensation for centuries of enslavement and oppression as a matter of simple justice. [more…]
Commercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill between Australia and New Zealand
Chinese warships have undertaken an apparent live-fire drill in the seas between Australia and New Zealand, diverting commercial flights in the skies above. The Chinese [more…]
US flies 177 deportees from Guantánamo to Honduras en route to Venezuela
The US government has flown 177 deportees from Guantánamo Bay to Honduras, from where they are set to be transferred on to Venezuela, apparently emptying [more…]
Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death
A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the five people indicted in connection with the death of Liam Payne, [more…]
Mexico will not stand US ‘invasion’ in fight against cartels, president says
Mexico will never tolerate an “invasion” of its national sovereignty by the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum has warned after Washington designated Mexican cartels as terrorist [more…]
Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the [more…]
Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn
As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as [more…]
Archaeologists discover first pharaoh’s tomb in Egypt in more than a century
It was when British archaeologist Dr Piers Litherland saw that the ceiling of the burial chamber was painted blue with yellow stars that he realised [more…]
