Category: World
Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote
More than a quarter of Canadians have been exposed to fake political content on social media that is “more sophisticated and more politically polarizing” as [more…]
‘We’re going to stand up to Trump,’ says Mark Carney in second Canadian election debate
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, faced sustained attacks from his Conservative rival at an election debate on Thursday but the Liberal leader sought to focus [more…]
Maryland senator meets Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador amid battle over US return
The Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen met in El Salvador with Kilmar Ábrego García, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in [more…]
US man shot dead after hijacking small passenger plane in Belize
A US man has been shot dead after hijacking a small passenger plane and injuring two passengers in the Caribbean nation of Belize. Fourteen passengers [more…]
Video shows Ice agents smashing car window to detain asylum seeker
A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), complaining its agents smashed a car window with a large hammer and [more…]
Cory Booker to visit El Salvador in effort to return wrongly deported man to US
Cory Booker plans to travel to El Salvador, a source familiar with the New Jersey senator’s itinerary said, as Democrats seek to pressure the Trump [more…]
Kilmar Ábrego García’s wife rejects Trump officials’ depictions of him as ‘violent’
The wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man unlawfully deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to [more…]
ICJ hears Sudan case accusing UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’
The international court of justice will rule in the next few weeks on whether the United Arab Emirates can be plausibly found “complicit in the [more…]
Move over, Med diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil, say researchers
Plantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside the olive oil, tomatoes and red wine of the Mediterranean [more…]
US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the [more…]
