Venezuela has freed seven Americans, including five oil executives, in exchange for two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro jailed in the United States on drug convictions. The swap included…
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Indonesia: 174 dead in Kanjuruhan stadium stampede
At least 174 people have died in a stampede at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. About 180 were also hurt in…
Equatorial Guinea: Oil-rich nation seeks to block sale of confiscated Paris mansion
Equatorial Guinea has lodged a new case against France over the confiscation of a luxury mansion and other assets, the International Court of Justice said. The Paris mansion was seized…
Ireland: Dublin conference puts unit on the cards
Several thousand people gathered in Dublin for a conference to discuss planning for a united Ireland. The crowd at the event at the 3Arena heard from politicians, members of civic…
Palestine: Deaths toll in West Bank continues to rise
At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem this year amid a massive increase in Israeli military raids. The number was reached as…
USA: Elon Musk presents humanoid robot Optimus
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has presented the latest prototype of a humanoid robot being developed by his Tesla electric car company. Optimus appeared on stage at a Silicon Valley event,…
Uganda: Ebola outbreak
The health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the…
USA: Phil Collins and Genesis bandmates bag US$300m in song catalogue sale
Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates have sold the rights to their music in a deal reportedly worth $300m (£269m). Concord Music, which has bought the rights, said the sale…
Greenland: Demand for answers over Danish birth control scandal
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many years on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors. Thousands of Inuit…
Russia: Moscow annexes four regions of Ukraine
Russia has formally annexed four occupied regions of Ukraine, in a move sparking international condemnation. President Vladimir Putin signed “accession treaties” with the regions’ Moscow-installed leaders at a ceremony in…