Crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ as pregnant Russians flock to Argentina
South American country has seen rise since Ukraine invasion in Russian women arriving to have children and thus gain citizenship Immigration authorities in Argentina are...
Month : February 2023
Australian intelligence agency advised departmental discretion on using Chinese equipment 14 months ago
Government’s new commitment to remove devices made by Hikvision and Dahua from buildings sweeps 2021 advice aside Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free...
Brazil launches operation to drive illegal miners from Yanomami lands
Special forces destroy aircraft and seize weapons in effort to protect largest Indigenous reserve from mining mafias The Brazilian government has launched its campaign to...
Driver of bus that crashed into Montreal daycare center charged with murder
Pierre Ny St-Amand charged with first degree murder after two children died and six were injured in incident Police have charged a bus driver with...
‘This is huge’: Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners and flies them to US
Daughter of former foreign minister Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa says he is among detainees released, adding: ‘Everybody is on the plane’ More than 200 prisoners jailed by...
African democracy on the line as ‘bellwether’ Nigeria goes to polls
Presidential election comes as fuel shortages and currency woes take toll on continent’s most populous country Nigeria’s election on 25 February has been described as...
Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media
Rights groups say the move is a threat to freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests Peru’s deadly protests: what is...
‘Deliberate’ bus crash into Montreal daycare center kills two children
Six more children injured in suburb of Laval, as driver arrested for homicide and reckless driving Two children have died and six others were injured...
Uganda condemned for ‘shameful’ decision to close UN human rights office
Campaigners accuse Museveni regime of evading international scrutiny after shock move to end agreement with OHCHR Rights activists and campaigners have condemned the Ugandan government’s...
