Category: World
US seizes Nicolás Maduro’s jet and flies it to Florida
US authorities have seized Nicolás Maduro’s plane in an apparent escalation of pressure on the Venezuelan president, more than a month after his widely contested [more…]
Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case
Indigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock and dismay after the federal police chief leading the investigation into the murders of Bruno Pereira [more…]
If China wants Taiwan it should also reclaim land from Russia, says president
If the Chinese Communist party truly believes it has a territorial claim to Taiwan, then it should also be trying to take back land from [more…]
Weather tracker: extreme heat hits Brazil, fuelling risk of wildfires
Unrelenting heat will continue across parts of Brazil this week with temperatures about 5C to 10C above the 1991 to 2020 average. Daytime temperatures will [more…]
North Korean table tennis players may be punished for Olympic podium selfie with rivals from South
For most observers, it was proof of sport’s ability, if only for a fleeting moment, to bring people together – even when they live on [more…]
Pope Francis to set off on challenging 12-day Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis is to embark on the longest, farthest and perhaps most challenging trip of his pontificate as he begins a 12-day Asia-Pacific tour that [more…]
South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, bringing to an end a difficult few [more…]
African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west
None of the African countries affected by the outbreak of a new variant of mpox have received any of the promised vaccine, pushing back a [more…]
X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws
One of the world’s most popular social networks, X, has gone offline in Brazil – the country with the fifth largest digital population – after [more…]
Search for tourist swallowed by sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur stalls amid safety fears
The search for an Indian tourist who was swallowed by a sinkhole in Malaysia’s capital has stalled after being deemed “too risky”. Vijaya Lakshmi Gali [more…]
