A member of an elite French commando unit was killed on Monday in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation”, President Emmanuel… Read More »French special forces soldier killed in anti-terror operation in Iraq
Amnesty International called on Tuesday for the release of about 300 people being held in Venezuela for political reasons, slamming the country’s “politically-motivated arbitrary detentions”.
Russian air defences downed Ukrainian drones over the Tula and Belgorod regions, Moscow’s defence ministry said on Tuesday, without indicating if there had been damage… Read More »🔴 Live: Ukrainian drones ‘destroyed’ over Russia’s Tula region, says Moscow
Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Monday declared progressive Bernardo Arévalo the winner of the country’s presidential election, shortly after another government body suspended his Seed Movement party.
Sudan’s military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday dashed hopes of talks to end a months-long war, denouncing the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as “traitors” and promising a… Read More »Sudan military ruler promises victory, refuses peace deal with ‘traitors’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked China on Monday to urge its citizens to halt acts of harassment, including crank calls and stone throwing at… Read More »Japan asks China to urge citizens to stop harassment over Fukushima wastewater
Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it passed by the western tip of Cuba on Monday, taking aim at the Gulf coast of Florida with what… Read More »Storm Idalia to intensify into major hurricane as it heads toward Florida
Salif Keïta has been appointed by the junta head as his special adviser on cultural affairs.
At current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, which would see Earth’s surface warm nearly three degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, 90 percent of Europe’s ski… Read More »Climate change set to worsen snow shortages on Europe’s ski slopes, says study
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign on Monday because of his behaviour at the Women’s World Cup,… Read More »Spanish football leaders ask Rubiales to resign over his kiss of player
