DRC president declared election winner as opposition cries foul
Officials in Democratic Republic of the Congo says Felix Tshisekedi has been re-elected with 73% of the vote The president of the Democratic Republic of...
Month : December 2023
UK has failed to act to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah from jail in Egypt, family says
Rishi Sunak told activist’s sister in 2022 that government was ‘totally committed’ to resolving the case The family of the imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist...
‘They attacked us. They displaced us’: grieving Sudanese confront Swedish oil giant over their days of slaughter
A historic trial, which will call on 61 witnesses worldwide, is expected to set a precedent for global corporations in foreign jurisdictions Before the arrival...
Mexico: 14 kidnapped from village that rose up and killed cartel members
Farmers in Texcaltitlán in central Mexico, tired of being extorted, chased down gang members and killed 10 earlier this month A drug cartel in central...
California dazzled by ‘extremely rare’ killer whale sightings off southern coast
A group of 10 orcas has been seen leaping into the air to catch prey, delighting watchers and experts for the past two weeks Experts...
Venezuela mounts military exercises as UK sends warship to support Guyana
Nicolás Maduro orders ‘defensive’ manoeuvres as British Navy deploys vessel in territorial dispute Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force
‘Time marker’ legislation means Indigenous peoples can only lay claim to lands they occupied in 1988, invalidating scores of claims A controversial law curtailing Indigenous...
Milei says Argentina will not be joining Brics bloc in policy reversal
Far-right president says not ‘opportune’ for Argentina – which had been set to become a member on 1 January – to be part of alliance...
Man survives flight from Algeria to Paris hidden in plane’s landing gear
Unidentified man in life-threatening condition after enduring temperatures of around -50C on Air Algerie flight from Oran A man has been discovered hidden in the...
Weather tracker: rain batters Argentina and DRC as fog shrouds India and Pakistan
Turkey also affected by fog, with 10 killed and 57 injured in serious road crash involving three buses During the Christmas period, parts of South...
