'A call to arms in a TikTok era': From French Senator to viral sensation

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has unveiled its first ever cash machines in a move hailed as momentous by the prime minister. Their instalment marks the first time the island’s 11,000 inhabitants have had access to electronic banking. Five machines and 30 sale terminals have been installed on…

Sarah Rainsford/BBC Forty-eight hours before Romanians were due to vote in a presidential election run-off, the whole process was scrapped because of an unprecedented ruling by the constitutional court. The court’s decision to annul the first round came after a far-right independent candidate, Calin Georgescu, came out of almost nowhere…

Police bodycam footage shows the moment officers used a capybara costume to carry out a drug raid in Peru’s capital Lima. The Escuadron Verde (Green Squad) police group is a specialised unit of the Peruvian National Police who often disguise their agents in fancy dress during festivities such as Valentine’s…

Reuters Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State Department said in a statement on X that its government vessels “can now transit the Panama Canal without charge…