Los Angeles, California – “Until I drop.” That’s how long 22-year-old Cruz Martinez says he is committed to carrying out his hunger strike against the conditions at immigration detention centres in the United States. Martinez is one of about 45 detained people participating in a […]
Washington, DC – United States President Joe Biden has angered progressives by pledging not to block a congressional measure that would overturn a criminal justice reform law in Washington, DC. Biden’s decision, announced on Thursday, sparked debate about two separate topics: Washington’s right to self-rule and […]
Washington, DC – A schism in the United States conservative movement is on display among Republicans, with the presumed presidential frontrunners attending separate major events and constituencies divided on issues such as aid to Ukraine, defence spending, the debt ceiling and the role of the […]
A fire at a fuel depot in Indonesia’s capital has killed at least 17 people, injured dozens of others and forced the evacuation of thousands of nearby residents. Officials said at least 260 firefighters and 52 fire engines were struggling to contain the blaze on […]
The human rights chief of the United Nations has criticised Israel’s far-right finance minister for remarks in which he called for the Palestinian village of Huwara to be “wiped out”, describing the comments as “an unfathomable statement of incitement to violence and hostility”. “The situation […]
Sri Lanka’s central bank has raised interest rates to tackle inflation and said it would relax its currency band to move towards a market-determined exchange rate as it seeks to secure a bailout from the International Monetary Fund. On Friday, the bank raised its standing […]
Caracas, Venezuela – Colombia’s Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez and the commander of its armed forces, Helder Giraldo, have landed in Caqueta province to seek the release of dozens of police officers and oilfield workers taken hostage during deadly protests. At least 79 police officers and […]
UN member states are wrangling over the terms of a treaty to protect the high seas, a rich and largely unexplored ecosystem that covers nearly half the planet. After more than 15 years of informal and then formal talks, negotiators on Friday were coming to […]
Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi is under investigation after an allegation of rape was made against him, French prosecutors have said. The prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said Hakimi was questioned on Thursday by investigators probing rape allegations. He was […]
African countries have launched repatriation schemes after Tunisia’s President Kais Saied launched a crackdown against undocumented sub-Saharan nationals, whom he accused of crimes and plotting to change the country’s demographic makeup. The Ivory Coast was preparing to fly nearly 300 citizens out of Tunisia on […]
