Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to skip women’s 100m race at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to skip women’s 100m race at Paris Olympics 2024 | Paris Olympics 2024 News

The Jamaican sprinter believes she will run a better 200m race, where she is the world champion, at the Paris Olympics. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica will not run in the 100 metres when Olympic track events start, saying that the injury she suffered at a tune-up race earlier this month…

Calls for ‘transparent’ vote count grow amid Venezuela protests, tensions | Nicolas Maduro News

Calls for ‘transparent’ vote count grow amid Venezuela protests, tensions | Nicolas Maduro News

Colombia’s left-wing President Gustavo Petro has called for a “transparent vote count” in Venezuela, which has been rocked by days of mass protests after President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of a disputed election. Petro, who has worked to improve Colombia-Venezuela ties since taking office in 2022, said on…

Son of Mexican drug lord El Chapo pleads not guilty in US court | Courts News

Son of Mexican drug lord El Chapo pleads not guilty in US court | Courts News

US prosecutors lay out five-count indictment against Joaquin Guzman Lopez after arrest operation in Texas last week. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of convicted Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other charges in a United States court. Guzman Lopez, dressed in…

What’s happening in Venezuela? Election turmoil, protests and fraud claims | Elections News

What’s happening in Venezuela? Election turmoil, protests and fraud claims | Elections News

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Venezuela to protest against what they say is President Nicolas Maduro’s fraudulent election win. Maduro, who secured a third six-year term as president, denounced an attempt “to impose a coup d’etat” in the country. “We have witnessed a series of events,…

Police fire tear gas as crowds protest against Venezuela’s election count | Protests News

Police fire tear gas as crowds protest against Venezuela’s election count | Protests News

Venezuelan security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters angered by the announcement that Nicolas Maduro won Sunday’s presidential election. Thousands of people flooded the streets of the capital, Caracas, on Monday, chanting “Freedom, freedom!” and “This government is going to fall!” The opposition has questioned the…

Venezuela election observers urge ‘transparency’ as Maduro claims victory | Elections News

Venezuela election observers urge ‘transparency’ as Maduro claims victory | Elections News

World leaders and electoral observers are calling on Venezuela to release the complete results of the country’s presidential vote, as President Nicolas Maduro was formally declared the winner of an election that the opposition says was marred by fraud. Few shops were open and public transport was scarce in the…

Stark split in world reactions to disputed Venezuela election | Elections News

Stark split in world reactions to disputed Venezuela election | Elections News

Reactions to the announcement that President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term in elections in Venezuela illustrate the globe’s deep divisions. Venezuela’s electoral authority declared on Monday that Maduro had won the race with 51 percent of the vote. However, the opposition says that their candidate, retired diplomat Edmundo…

Nicolas Maduro declared winner of closely-fought Venezuela election | Elections News

Nicolas Maduro declared winner of closely-fought Venezuela election | Elections News

Election authority says Maduro, who faced a stiff test from a unified opposition, secured 51 percent of the vote. Incumbent Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, but the opposition said they were preparing to dispute the results. Elvis Amoroso, president of the CNE electoral authority,…

Will President Nicolas Maduro win another term in Venezuela? | Elections News

Will President Nicolas Maduro win another term in Venezuela? | Elections News

Venezuelans vote in a presidential election that could bring major change to their country. It’s being called the most consequential election in Venezuela in a generation. The opposition is hoping for an overwhelming victory that could force President Nicolas Maduro to negotiate a transition of power. The challenge is the…

The missing cemetery cats of Buenos Aires: What happened? | Features News

The missing cemetery cats of Buenos Aires: What happened? | Features News

Perhaps improbable for a bustling Latin American metropolis, one of the most well-known tourist attractions in the Argentinian capital of Buenos Aires is a graveyard. The Recoleta Cemetery includes a maze of Art Nouveau and neo-Gothic marble mausoleums, the tomb of lionised former first lady Eva Peron – and a…