Brics group looks to expand at summit despite divisions among key members
Experts say India concerned about expansion and any overt anti-west turn as leaders fly into South Africa Leaders from developing countries representing almost half the...
Month : August 2023
Murder of Black community activist, 72, in Brazil prompts calls for action
Maria Bernadete Pacífico, whose son was shot dead in 2017, killed by gunmen at her home in Bahia Human rights organisations in Brazil are clamouring...
Ecuador elections set to go to second round in vote dominated by security concerns
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa will likely appear in run-off, with assassinated candidate Fernando Villavicencio polling in third place with 16% of vote With more...
Tropical Storm Hilary brings flooding to California as a quake hits Los Angeles
‘Catastrophic’ flooding expected despite weakening as storm with 80mph winds approaches the US south-west Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Mexico over the Baja California...
Ecuadorians vote for new president in election marred by candidate’s murder
Security is high since the murder of Fernando Villavicencio as candidates hope to overturn crime rates and a struggling economy Ecuadorians are voting to choose...
Thousands flee homes after rebel attack in southern Sudan city
Families said to have run away with nothing as three forces fight in South Kordofan state Thousands of people have fled their homes in the...
Hurricane Hilary downgraded amid warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flooding
Drowning reported in Baja California peninsula ahead of storm’s arrival on Saturday night before hitting southern California on Sunday Hurricane Hilary was downgraded to a...
Delegation from west African bloc meets Niger’s ousted president
Ecowas group seeking restoration to power of Mohamed Bazoum also met army officers behind coup A delegation from west Africa’s economic bloc has arrived in...
Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
Referendum alongside presidential election will decide whether to halt extraction in Amazon national park As Ecuadorians go to the polls on Sunday they must not...
