Category: World
Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump imposes tariffs on Canada
The United States will “feel pain” if Donald Trump doesn’t back down from his threat to impose steep tariffs on its northern neighbour, the leader [more…]
Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
More than 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara, in what is thought to be [more…]
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado ‘kidnapped’, allies say
Allies of Venezuela’s most influential opposition leader, María Corina Machado, said she had been “kidnapped” from the streets of Caracas by regime officials after sneaking [more…]
Uruguay’s popular former president José Mujica reveals he is dying of cancer
José Mujica, the former guerrilla who became Uruguay’s president and a global progressive icon, has announced that the cancer in his oesophagus has spread to [more…]
Mozambique opposition leader returns after post-election violence
Mozambique’s opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has returned to the country from self-imposed exile, saying he is ready for talks with the government after claiming October’s [more…]
Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is ‘bad for democracy’
The decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is “bad for democracy”, Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio [more…]
‘América Mexicana’: Mexico’s president responds to Trump with renaming of her own
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has responded to Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with a counter-proposal to [more…]
Trump considers declaring national economic emergency to impose tariffs
Donald Trump is mulling over the idea to declare a national economic emergency to impose widespread tariffs, CNN reports, as the president-elect escalates threats to [more…]
Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Manase Madia, 50, shows his Mozambican identity card. Once a sign of pride, he does not know what to believe [more…]
Awards success of cartel boss musical Emilia Pérez prompts outrage in Mexico
A musical about a Mexican cartel boss who fakes their death, transitions and is reborn as a heroine searching for the forcibly disappeared is sweeping [more…]
