Mexican president lashes out at EU ‘lies’ over his media-bashing rhetoric
Andrés Manuel López Obrador was urged to tone down his rhetoric by MEPs after a spate of journalist murders – he did the opposite Mexico’s...
Month : March 2022
Gabriel Boric, 36, to usher in new era for Chile as he takes presidential oath
The progressive former student leader hopes to transform a country still living in the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship After a dizzying rise from student...
Harry and Meghan add voices to fierce critique of west’s Covid vaccine policies
Pair join Gordon Brown and 126 others in attack on ‘self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality’ Prince Harry and Meghan, the actor Charlize Theron and...
Guatemala increases punishment for abortions and bans same-sex marriage
Congress passes law targeting LGBTQ+ community, while women now face up to 10 years in prison for terminating pregnancies Guatemala’s congress has increased prison sentences...
Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment bills
Demonstration against what activists call a historic assault floods capital after musician Caetano Veloso’s call for action Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Brazil’s capital...
International students trapped in Ukraine appeal for urgent evacuation
At least 1,200 foreign students are thought to be stranded in Sumy, with some running out of food and water Russia-Ukraine war: live news International...
First female judge presides over hearing at top court in Egypt
Radwa Helmi sits on bench of state council, marking ‘historic’ step along road to equality Radwa Helmi has made history as the first female judge...
‘It’s astonishing’: endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
Hill’s horseshoe bat, which conservationists feared was extinct, discovered clinging to life in Nyungwe rainforest A critically endangered species of bats not sighted in 40...
Spanish minister defends police accused of brutality at Melilla border
Video of man being beaten by officers prompts outrage, but interior minister says use of force ‘proportionate’ Spain’s interior minister has defended the behaviour of...
‘We need bread’: fears in Middle East as Ukraine war hits wheat imports
Aid agencies warn of ‘ripple effect’ as soaring wheat prices hit countries already facing inflation, food insecurity and conflict Concerns are growing across the Middle...
