Earlier this week the UN agency expressed ‘deep concern’ over the detention of prominent rights activist, Rocio San Miguel. Venezuela has ordered the local office of the United Nations human rights body to suspend operations and given its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of promoting opposition to the…
Manila, Philippines – Sara Duterte-Carpio, the Philippine vice president and the odds-on favourite to succeed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, has found herself navigating an impossible feud – between the president and her own father. Former President Rodrigo Duterte accused Marcos last month of using drugs and publicly floated the idea…
As the war enters its 723rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, February 15, 2024. Fighting Ukraine said it critically damaged the Caesar Kunikov, a Russian landing warship, off occupied Crimea, in a drone attack, the latest blow to the Russian navy’s Black Sea…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo as relations warm following years of tensions. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi leader have called for a halt to Israel’s looming offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza as the leaders held bilateral talks in Cairo….
The United States House of Representatives has narrowly voted to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas after Republican politicians blamed him for unprecedented arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. Mayorkas has been accused of “willfully refusing” to enforce border laws and a “breach of the…
As the war enters its 722nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Fighting At least 10 people were killed in Russian drone and shelling attacks across eastern, central and northern parts of Ukraine, including three who were at a market in…
Islamabad, Pakistan – Five days after Pakistan’s general election, two opposing parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), have both announced plans to form a government – with the PTI allying with religious parties and the PPP supporting the rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN). The PTI leadership on…
Before Elon Musk announced that he would pour billions into building his largest Tesla plant in the industrial outpost of Monterrey, Mexico, United States trade winds were already shifting south. In late 2022, Mexico’s Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez said that 400 companies had expressed interest in relocating from Asia…
Supporters of imprisoned Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party chant slogans during a protest against the delaying result of parliamentary election by Pakistan Election Commission, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Islamabad, Pakistan — Five days after the elections on February 8, Pakistan is nowhere closer…
Justice minister says Thaksin was one of 930 inmates given parole on Tuesday with release expected after February 17. Thailand’s jailed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be freed, according to local media reports. Thaksin, 74, who was jailed for eight years for abuse of power before a…
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