Palestinian journalists in Gaza awarded World Press Freedom prize | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedAll Palestinian journalists covering Israel’s war on Gaza have been awarded UNESCO’s World Press Freedom prize. The agency said it was a tribute to the…
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists | Freedom of the Press News
Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked today at a particularly perilous time for journalists globally, with Israel’s war…
Candidates confront corruption and inequality in Panama’s presidential race | Elections News
Over the last five years, Panama has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, paralysing nationwide protests, and a drought that has brought transportation through its famed canal…
Colombia president cuts ties with Israel over war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedColombia’s president Gustavo Petro says the country is cutting diplomatic ties with Israel over its war on Gaza. Speaking to a large crowd marking International…
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says | Israel War on Gaza News
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a staunch critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, says the Israeli government is ‘genocidal’. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans…
Seafarers pay the price for the murky business of ship nationality | Opinions
On April 13, the naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a Portuguese-flagged container ship, the MSC Aries, in the Strait of Hormuz…
ICJ rejects Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedThe UN’s top court has thrown out Nicaragua’s request to halt German arms sales to Israel. In its ruling the ICJ said the circumstances, as…
ICJ to hear Mexico’s dispute with Ecuador: All you need to know | The Hague News
It is the latest escalation in a long-simmering diplomatic feud: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to hear a…
Ecuador sues Mexico at ICJ over granting asylum to former vice president | Courts News
Mexico had earlier appealed to the United Nations court to sanction Ecuador for storming its embassy in Quito. Ecuador has moved to sue Mexico amid…
Chile declares national mourning after three police officers killed | Police News
It’s the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state. Armed assailants have ambushed and…
‘Happened very fast’: At least 10 killed, 13 injured in Brazil fire | News
Forensic experts in Porto Alegre are working to determine the cause of the blaze and identify the victims. At least 10 people have been killed…
Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as home to exiles | Politics News
With rifles, riot shields and helmets, the Ecuadorian police scaled the white concrete gate, burst through the embassy doors and arrested Jorge Glas, a former…
Why is Elon Musk feuding with Australia and Brazil over free speech? | Technology
Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed free speech absolutist and CEO of X, Tesla, and SpaceX, is once again at the centre of a heated debate about…
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, transitional council takes power | Politics News
Haiti enters a new phase aimed at stemming its spiralling political and security crisis, but the future is uncertain. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has…
About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report | Hunger News
Food insecurity worsened around the world in 2023, with about 282 million people suffering from acute hunger due to conflicts, particularly in Gaza and Sudan,…
Photos: Argentina protesters march against Milei’s public university cuts | Protests News
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing President Javier Milei, protest…
Massive protests in Argentina slam Milei’s education cuts | Politics News
President Milei ran on a promise of taking a chainsaw to public spending, and continues to defend his approach. Huge demonstrations have been held across…
Another foreign intervention will not solve the crisis in Haiti | Opinions
On March 12, Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry tendered his resignation amid escalating violence in the country. Ahead of his announcement, the Caribbean Community and…
Huge crowds protest Colombian president’s planned reforms | News
Protesters call Gustavo Petro’s policies ‘dire’ as his government attempts to reform healthcare and other sectors. Tens of thousands of Colombians have taken to the…
Ecuadoreans vote on anticrime measures in referendum amid soaring violence | News
The majority of 11 questions posed to voters on Sunday focus on tightening security measures. Ecuadoreans have begun voting in a referendum on proposed tougher…