Canadian D-day veteran, 100, dies day before return to France for anniversary
William Cameron was an anti-aircraft gunner on a ship protecting American barges during the largest amphibious invasion in history A 100-year old Canadian second world...
Month : June 2024
Number of asylum seekers on Nauru jumps as Australia transfers 37 people who arrived by boat
Deterrence policy against asylum seeker boats is under strain, with three vessels arriving in a week in May Get our morning and afternoon news emails,...
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum poised to secure supermajority after historic win
The leader of the Morena party could pass legislation and budgets unopposed through congress She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Can she...
Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees
Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cut The unusually intense, prolonged and...
South Africa’s ANC faces tough decisions after losing majority
Party will have to pick coalition partners and then try to reform itself in response to declining support South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party...
Nigerian unions shut down national grid and airports as indefinite strike begins
Electricity substations shut down, flights suspended and parliament gates blocked in protest over minimum wage Nigeria’s main labour unions have shut down the national grid,...
Mexico prepares to elect first female president as exit polls point to Sheinbaum victory
Former Mexico City mayor and candidate for Morena party is projected to receive between up to 63% of the 2024 vote against closest rival Xóchitl...
Final results in seismic South Africa election confirm ANC has lost majority
ANC says demands that President Cyril Ramaphosa must step down is ‘no-go area’ as rival Jacob Zuma stokes fears of violence Final results from Wednesday’s...
China’s Chang’e-6 probe lands on far side of the moon
Spacecraft to collect samples from rarely explored area after landing heralded as ‘enormous technical achievement’ China has landed its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar probe on the...
