Category: World
Colombia’s second outbreak of guerrilla violence brings death toll to 100
Colombia’s security forces are struggling to contain a surge in leftwing guerrilla violence that has now killed more than 100 people in five days and [more…]
Giorgia Meloni to Javier Milei: far-right leaders flock to Trump inauguration
Conservative leaders and politicians from around the world have descended on Washington DC as foreign heads of state will attend a US presidential inauguration for [more…]
South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’
South African police are hunting an alleged “kingpin” of illegal mining after he escaped from custody following a rescue operation last week in which 78 [more…]
Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch
Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to [more…]
Statue of Peru’s Spanish conqueror Pizarro restored to central Lima amid controversy
An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 [more…]
Chrystia Freeland’s campaign to lead Canada starts with humblebrag: ‘Trump doesn’t like me’
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off her bid to lead Canada by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” in a [more…]
Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes
A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel. Kumar Tsukwam, the [more…]
Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes
Authorities ordered the shutdown of a Mexican recycling plant that processes hazardous waste exported from the US, after an investigation by the Guardian and Quinto [more…]
Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership
The World Health Organization (WHO) could see lean years ahead if the US withdraws membership under the new Trump administration. Such a withdrawal, promised on [more…]
‘All hands on deck’: Bird flu in US poultry puts state cooperation to the test
Maryland has detected bird flu among three different commercial poultry flocks in the past week, marking the state’s first outbreak in more than a year. [more…]
