Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok, UN warns
Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts Gangs in Colombia are increasingly recruiting...
Month : June 2025
Lalo Schifrin, composer of Mission: Impossible theme and more than 100 film and TV scores, dies aged 93
The Argentinian composer also wrote the scores for Cool Hand Luke and Dirty Harry, and wrote one of the biggest-selling works in the history of...
Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Caribbean island when it was a colony of the UK Jamaica will ask King Charles...
Runaway bear in runway ‘stalemate’ with Japanese airport officials
A dozen flights cancelled at Yamagata airport as attempts to chase furry trespasser away continue Authorities at a Japanese airport are locked in a “stalemate”...
Costa Rican court orders government to free migrants who were deported by US
About 200 people were brought to the country in February under an agreement with the Trump administration A court in Costa Rica has ordered authorities...
Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions
Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosions Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal...
At least 16 people killed and 400 injured in Kenyan protests
Police clashed with people marching in Nairobi and other areas to honour those killed in protests last year At least 16 people have been killed...
Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral
Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema The funeral of the former Zambian president...
Kenya: at least 10 injured during protests in Nairobi as government orders halt to broadcast coverage – live
Casualties arrive at Kenyatta national hospital, Nairobi, as parliament buildings barricaded and government orders TV and radio stations to stop coverage Pictures from Nairobi city...
Fears of unrest as Kenyans mark first anniversary of storming of parliament
Rights activists plan to march countrywide in honour of those killed during anti-government protests Kenyans plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of...
