Category: World
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…]
Police search for woman who escaped Panama hotel where US deportees are being held
Police are searching for a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown Panama City hotel where she was being held following her deportation from the [more…]
Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax
Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for economic losses the country’s government says were caused by the cryptocurrency exchange’s [more…]
The Ugandan arts centre bringing harmony to Africa’s biggest refugee camp
The sound of a flute floats towards five young men in the 1,000-seat Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre theatre in Uganda – the country that [more…]
Sudan paramilitary group kills more than 200 people in three-day attack, activists say
Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put [more…]
UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC
The UN human rights office accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing three children in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo city they captured [more…]
