Category: World
Venezuela election: Maduro declared winner by government-controlled authority
Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election by the government-controlled electoral authority – a result that appeared to dash opposition hopes [more…]
Japan cracks down on use of rideable electric suitcases amid tourist boom
As record numbers of tourists flock to Japan to take advantage of the weakness of the Japanese yen, some are running into trouble with authorities [more…]
Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report
Gunmen from a notorious militia roamed Sudan’s capital gang-raping “countless” women and girls, some as young as nine, according to an investigation documenting the shocking [more…]
Venezuela votes in election that could end 25 years of socialist rule
Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday against a backdrop of hope and fear in a presidential election that could end 25 years of socialist [more…]
‘She is one of our heroines’: reviled, now revered, Winnie Mandela wins over young South Africa
As votes from South Africa’s elections were being counted last month, a senior African National Congress politician, Nomvula Mokonyane, held court wearing a yellow long-sleeved [more…]
IOC ‘deeply apologises’ after South Korean athletes introduced as North Korean
Olympic Games organisers said they “deeply apologise” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korean during the opening ceremony in Paris. As the South Korean [more…]
Mexico president calls for ‘transparency’ amid secrecy over Sinaloa cartel arrests
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has called for “transparency” after the sudden and secretive arrests by US authorities of two top leaders of [more…]
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules
An “egregious” refusal by successive Canadian governments to honor a key treaty signed with Indigenous nations made a “mockery” of the deal and deprived generations [more…]
Alberta premier fights tears over Canada wildfires despite climate crisis denial
When Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta, began her grim update about the wildfire damage to Jasper, the famed mountain resort in the Canadian Rockies, her [more…]
Top leaders of powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas
The US justice department has arrested two leaders of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, including the cartel’s co-founder, for leading deadly fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking networks. [more…]
