Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal row
Announcement comes as Trump has threatened to reassert control over canal, which US handed to Panama in 1999 President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the...
Month : December 2024
South Korea opposition moves to impeach acting president in new political twist
If motion is successful, it would be country’s second impeachment of a head of state in less than two weeks South Korea’s opposition said on...
Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster
A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with...
Dozens killed in Mozambique prison riot on Christmas Day
Unrest at maximum security prison in the capital, Maputo, reportedly left 33 people dead and 15 injured Dozens of people were killed in a prison...
Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates
Study warns region’s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022 High incarceration rates in Latin...
El Salvador overturns metals mining ban, defying environmental groups
President Nayib Bukele pushed for the legislation that will grant government sole authority over mining activities El Salvador’s legislature has overturned a seven-year-old ban on...
Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
Victims of Medellín cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia The return of former drug trafficker Fabio...
At least two dead after armed men open fire at hospital reopening in Haiti
Journalist and officer killed and seven reportedly wounded at conference for reopening of Haiti’s largest public hospital At least two people were killed and others...
Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal over Diego Garcia lease
UK government accused of ‘nitpicking about compensation’ after being told to pay more to retain military base Mauritius is holding out over a deal to...
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room
Two crew members from Ursa Major are missing and 14 have been rescued, Russian foreign ministry says An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo...
