Brazil’s Supreme Court has said it is lifting a ban on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In his decision, Justice Alexandre de Moraes said that he…
N Korea: Kim Jong Un calls President Putin ‘closest comrade’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him his “closest comrade”. Kim, congratulating Putin on his 72nd birthday, added that…
USA: CBS quizzed Harris on economy, foreign policy and immigration
US Vice-President Kamala Harris was pressed on issues including the Middle East, Ukraine, gun ownership and immigration during a one-on-one interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes. The recorded interview comes…
Guatemala: Save the Children offices raided
Police in Guatemala raided five regional offices of British aid agency Save the Children on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged child abuse. Prosecutors requested information from US…
Tunisia: President Saied wins second term
In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission has said.…
USA: Judge orders Google to open app store to rivals
A US federal judge has ruled that Google must allow Android apps made by rival technology firms onto its Google Play app store for three years starting next month. The…
Israel: Vigils across the country mark year since Hamas attack
Israel has held ceremonies to remember the victims of the mass killings and abductions carried out by Hamas on 7 October 2023, against a backdrop of continuing fighting in the…
UK: Britain relinquishes control of the Chagos Islands
Britain’s has relinquished is control the last African territory, Chagos Islands to Mauritius. However this decision to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands does not signal a change in the…
France: Author to go on trial over book on Rwanda genocide
A French-Cameroonian writer, Charles Onana, is due to go on trial in Paris accused of complicity in contesting the 1994 Rwandan genocide. About 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed…
Rwanda: Marburg virus vaccine trials begin
Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the country – most of them health workers.…