Haiti establishes council to choose new leaders as gang violence rages | Politics News

Haiti establishes council to choose new leaders as gang violence rages | Politics News

Questions remain over long-awaited transitional body tasked with picking next prime minister and cabinet. Haiti has formally established a transitional council to fill a leadership vacuum by choosing a new prime minister, and to restore order in the Caribbean country ravaged by gang violence. A decree published in the official…

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal | Courts News

Ecuadorian tribunal deems arrest of former Vice President Glas illegal | Courts News

But the three-member panel also upheld his ongoing imprisonment, arguing it could not ‘modify’ his sentence. The defence team for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas has hailed a decision declaring his arrest inside Mexico’s embassy in Quito illegal. Still, on Friday, lawyer Sonia Vera Garcia pledged to appeal the…

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chile calls for the extradition of Venezuelans after dissident’s murder | Crime News

Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha said all ‘eyes’ are on Venezuela to act in the pursuit of justice. Chile has announced plans to seek the extradition of two Venezuelans it considers suspects in the grisly murder of a political dissident. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Chilean Interior Minister Carolina Toha…

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN | Courts News

Mexico calls on the International Court of Justice to expel Ecuador from UN | Courts News

Mexico has appealed to the International Court of Justice to boot Ecuador from the United Nations, following a late night police raid on its embassy in Quito. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Mexico filed a complaint with the court on Thursday, calling Ecuador’s actions a violation of international law. “The…

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges | Crime News

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe blasts impending criminal charges | Crime News

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has denounced the charges he faces as an act of political retribution, as he confronts the prospect of a history-making criminal case. Never before has a Colombian president stood trial on criminal charges. But earlier this week, the office of Colombia’s attorney general, Luz Adriana…

Forced from home, these Colombians struggle to live in a basketball stadium | Migration News

Forced from home, these Colombians struggle to live in a basketball stadium | Migration News

Buenaventura, Colombia – Day after day, month after month, Consuelo Manyoma waits for news that it is safe for her family of seven to return home. Manyoma is from San Isidro, an Afro-Colombian village nestled between tropical forests and the Calima River in the country’s southwest. There, nine Black communities collectively…

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito | Politics News

Mexico releases footage of Ecuador police storming its embassy in Quito | Politics News

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released footage of the police raid on its embassy in Quito, Ecuador, calling the law enforcement action an “unauthorised and violent break-in”. In an accompanying statement on Tuesday, published both in Spanish and English, the ministry blasted Ecuador for violating international accords protecting embassies…

Germany rejects allegation of aiding genocide in Gaza at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

Germany rejects allegation of aiding genocide in Gaza at ICJ | Israel War on Gaza News

German legal team tells court 98 percent of arms exports to Israel since October 7 were general equipment like vests, helmets and binoculars. Germany has denied accusations that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a case at the top UN court brought by Nicaragua –…

‘On borrowed time’: World marks new global heat record in March | Climate Crisis News

‘On borrowed time’: World marks new global heat record in March | Climate Crisis News

European climate agency says ocean surface temperature also reached new record raising risk of extreme weather. The world just experienced its warmest March on record, the 10th straight month of historic heat, as sea surface temperatures also hit a new high, according to Europe’s climate monitoring agency. The European Union’s…