Category: World
Migrant crossings have plunged after Biden’s asylum ban. But top Democrats are asking: at what price?
In early June, Ofelia Arrellano said a gang in Mexico City threatened to kidnap her younger son if she didn’t pay a $160 monthly fee [more…]
Nicolás Maduro blocks X for 10 days in Venezuela amid spat with Elon Musk
President Nicolás Maduro said he had ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing the owner, Elon Musk, of using the social [more…]
Friday briefing: What next for Venezuela as disputed election sparks protests against Nicolás Maduro
Good morning. It is 12 days since elections took place in Venezuela, but there is still no consensus on the winner. The incumbent president, Nicolás [more…]
Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has cancelled a visit to central Asia this weekend after experts warned that the risk of a “megaquake” occurring off [more…]
China lists Taiwanese independence supporters it wants people to denounce
China’s government has called for people to denounce “diehard secessionists” and give information about their “criminal activities” as it intensifies its legal and rhetorical intimidation [more…]
Mpox outbreak puts Africa on brink of official public health emergency
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the agency is likely to declare a continental public health emergency [more…]
Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetland fuelled ‘by climate disruption’
The devastating wildfires that tore through the world’s biggest tropical wetland, Brazil’s Pantanal, in June were made at least four times more likely and 40% [more…]
Miss South Africa contestant withdraws after mother is accused of identity theft
A South African beauty pageant contestant has withdrawn from the competition after the government accused her mother of fraud and identity theft, following questions over [more…]
‘A climate of terror’: Maduro cracks down on Venezuelans protesting contested election win
Cristina Ramírez was readying her sofa bed in Buenos Aires for the arrival of her friend visiting from Venezuela when she received a text message [more…]
Miss South Africa contest in turmoil as finalist’s mother accused of fraud
South Africa’s national beauty pageant has been thrown into turmoil, after the government accused the mother of a contestant who suffered a torrent of online [more…]
