Around 70 tourists in Peru have been transferred from a riverboat, having been detained by indigenous protesters since early on Thursday. The group – which includes at least three British…
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India: Radical Hindu religious leader, Sudhir Suri shot dead
A radical Hindu religious leader, Sudhir Suri, has been shot dead in north-western India. The 58-year-old was killed on Friday while protesting in Amritsar – home to the world famous…
Spain: Barcelona legend Gerard Piqué to hang his football boots
Gerard Piqué, the legendary 35-year-old Barcelona defender, says he will retire from football when Spain’s La Liga goes on a break for the Qatar World Cup later this month. “Football…
Kenya: Drought killed 205 elephants in 10 months – minister
Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and numerous other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought in 40 years, tourism minister Peninah Malonza…
Qatar: Foreign minister slams ‘hypocrisy’ of World Cup criticism
Qatar’s foreign minister has denounced the “hypocrisy” of people calling for a boycott of the football World Cup to protest against alleged human rights in the Gulf country. Minister of…
Canada: Thousands of education workers in Ontario launch strike
Approximately 55,000 education workers have walked off the job in Canada’s most populous province, after the Ontario government passed legislation this week imposing contracts on them and banning strikes. Ontario…
USA: Twitter to begin layoffs after Elon Musk takeover
Twitter will tell employees by email on Friday about whether they have been laid off, temporarily closing its offices and preventing staff access, following a week of uncertainty about the…
Israel: Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu makes a dramatic return to power
A coalition led by the right-wing former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a majority of seats in the 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, allowing the controversial figure to return…
Myanmar: Military diverts civilian jet fuel to air force
Amnesty International has called on suppliers of aviation fuel to suspend shipments to Myanmar to prevent the military government from using such supplies to conduct air attacks on civilian targets.…
Tunisia: New electoral law ‘eliminates’ gender parity
A new law introduced by Tunisian President Kais Saied’s government in September has “eliminated the principle of gendered parity” in elected assemblies, the United States-based group Human Rights Watch has…