Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least...
Month : September 2024
Tens of thousands of artefacts looted from Sudan museum, says official
Thefts at Khartoum’s National Museum, one of most important in Africa, took place in region controlled by Rapid Support Forces group Tens of thousands of...
Senegal’s leaders face harsh reality check after promises of radical reform
Six months after coming to power, president and PM locked in stand-off with parliament Within a week of being inaugurated in April as Senegal’s youngest...
González is Venezuela’s ‘best hope for democracy’, says Blinken, as leader vows to fight on
Edmundo González pledges to push for freedom and democracy for Venezuela after going into exile in Spain amid fears for his safety The US secretary...
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
Official says dead given mass burial after after collision in Agaie area of north-central Niger state A fuel tanker has collided head on with another...
Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities
Funds will help communities living on the Codrington estate, which was home to two sugar plantations An Anglican church group is to launch a £7m...
Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of Argentine embassy housing Maduro opponents
Opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence say the building has been surrounded by security forces Venezuela’s government has said that Brazil...
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González reportedly leaves country for Spain
Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodriguez and Spanish foreign minister José Manuel Albares release statements saying the opponent of Nicolas Maduro had left Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate...
Pakistani man in Canada charged with planned mass shooting of Jewish New Yorkers
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, arrested near US border after allegedly planning attack with undercover agents A Pakistani man living in Canada is facing federal criminal...
Kenyan police to begin DNA testing to identify victims of boarding school fire
Inquiry ramps up into blaze that killed 17 boys in dormitory, as president declares three days of national mourning Kenyan police stepped up their investigation...
