9/11 detainee tortured by CIA ruled unfit for trial
Washington — A judge at the US military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay on Thursday ruled that a Yemeni detainee who was tortured by the CIA is unfit to stand trial…
Brazil court rules for Indigenous land rights in key case
Brasilia — A lopsided majority of Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an effort to restrict native peoples’ rights to protected reservations on their ancestral lands, in a win for…
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni urges UN to wage ‘war without mercy’ on migrant trafficking
United Nations — Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, on Wednesday urged the United Nations to launch a “global war without mercy” against migrant smugglers, after a surge of arrivals on…
Awkward meeting looms for Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu
United Nations — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Joe Biden on Wednesday for the first time since being re-elected, in what promises to be a tense encounter…
France welcomes King Charles III with full pomp for state visit
Paris — France rolls out the red carpet for British head of state King Charles III on Wednesday, as he begins a rescheduled three-day visit aimed at showing the fundamentals…
Gloves off as New Zealand general election looms
Wellington — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned the country on Tuesday against a change of leadership as he fights to reverse his party’s flagging fortunes ahead of a…
1000 London police taken off the streets after scandals
London — Around 1 000 police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties as part of a drive to clean up London’s scandal-hit Metropolitan police force, a police…
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
Rio de Janeiro — Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon while trying to land in stormy weather in the tourist town of Barcelos,…
China hits out at German FM’s ‘dictator’ Xi comment
Beijing — China lashed out against German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday for calling President Xi Jinping a “dictator”, branding the comment “an open political provocation” that was “extremely…
Sweden throws royal bash for king’s golden jubilee
Stockholm — Sweden celebrates the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s reign with pomp and circumstance on Friday and Saturday, with a gala banquet, street parties and a procession…