The Brazilian Supreme Court has issued a ruling banning registered gun-owners from carrying their weapons in the federal district — the region where the capital of Brasilia is located — until after the inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
At least 18 children have died after consuming a syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health says. The ministry said 18 of 21 children who took the Doc-1 Max syrup while suffering from an acute respiratory disease died after […]
Police and National Guard members were going door-to-door on Wednesday to check on residents of some Buffalo neighbourhoods after a deadly Christmas blizzard dropped about 140cm (55 inches) of snow on New York’s second-largest city. The storm, driven by an arctic blast, brought freezing temperatures […]
Russia has called for peace even as it executes its war in Ukraine for a 44th week. Moscow has rejected Ukraine’s peace terms and threatened a worse military fate if it does not accept Russia’s terms instead. “Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of […]
The United States will require negative COVID-19 tests for travellers from China, US health officials have said, after Beijing’s decision to lift stringent restrictions to contain the virus. The officials said on Wednesday that the new policy, which will kick in on January 5, will […]
Bolivian police have arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz and a prominent opposition leader, Bolivia’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Authorities have not explained why Camacho was detained but he recently helped lead weeks of protests that blocked streets and halted trade […]
A United States judge has sentenced a militia member accused of helping to mastermind a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor to more than 19 years in prison, the last in a series of sentencing hearings related to the conspiracy. Barry Croft Jr, a member of […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has stayed in power with support from Russia, Cuba, China, Turkey and Iran as his country’s economy has crumbled. Opposition politician Juan Guaido declared himself president three years ago and was backed by the West – but he is on the […]
Eleven people have been sentenced to life in prison in Ivory Coast after being convicted of abetting an attack that killed 19 people and injured dozens on a tourist beach nearly seven years ago. Judge Charles Bini handed down the sentences on Wednesday in Abidjan, […]
The administration of US President Joe Biden has called the meltdown that led to the cancellation of thousands of flights at Southwest Airlines a “system failure”, blaming the company itself for the crisis. A historic winter storm, dubbed the “blizzard of the century“, had blanketed the […]
