Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela sharply rebuked Ecuador on Saturday, hours after the seizure…
The killing of international aid workers with World Central Kitchen (WCK) sparks strongest Western reaction to date. After six months of war and more than 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza killed, it was Israel’s killing of international aid workers this week that triggered the West’s most furious response to date. Israel…
Local media reported demonstrations taking place in 50 locations across the country amid anger at Netanyahu’s government. Thousands of Israeli antigovernment protesters have gathered in Tel Aviv, among other parts of the country, to call on the government to reach a deal to free dozens of captives held by the…
Russia and Ukraine a key point of contention between two leading candidates who went into the election neck and neck. Voters in Slovakia went to the polls to pick a new president on Saturday, choosing between pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok and Peter Pellegrini running for the governing nationalist left…
The demonstration was organised to protest against fossil fuel subsidies in the Netherlands. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in the Netherlands, after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road to protest against fossil fuel subsidies. Thunberg was initially detained by…
Palestinian Muslims are marking a tense and sombre last weekend in Ramadan, as Israel’s war on Gaza approaches the six-month mark. Some 120,000 people descended on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which dominates the Old City in Jerusalem, officials said on Friday. There were minor scuffles between worshippers and Israeli police…
Islamabad said the comments undermine peace and impede the prospect of constructive engagement. Pakistan has denounced “provocative remarks” made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who said in an interview that India would enter Pakistan to kill anyone who escapes over its border after trying to carry out attacks. Singh’s…
The protest was led by Peter Magyar, a former government insider who plans to challenge Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in downtown Budapest to protest against the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The protest on Saturday was led by…
Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border due to flooding after a dam burst. The Orenburg governor’s office said on Saturday that…
ISIL claimed responsibility for twin bombings in Kerman this year that had killed nearly 100 people. Iran says it has arrested members of the ISIL (ISIS) group who were planning an attack at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. A concerned citizen called law enforcement in Mahdasht…
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