Rwandans vote in election expected to extend Kagame’s rule
Voters in Rwanda lined up at polling stations on Monday to elect their next president, with 66-year-old incumbent Paul Kagame, who has ruled the central African country for nearly a…
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Man charged with double murder after human remains found in suitcases on UK bridge
A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of human remains at a famous bridge in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 34-year-old Colombian national,…
Trump’s ‘luck’ and American ‘violence’ are the talk of China’s internet
As dramatic images of the failed assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump spread around the world Saturday, news of the attack also sparked immerse online interest – as…
King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa
Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are planning to head down under. The royal couple will travel to Australia in October as part of a tour that will also…
Why a fair election in Venezuela could change the fate of millions of migrants – and Joe Biden
A small corner of Venezuela is spreading slowly along 77th Street in Bogota, the capital of Colombia. Municipal maps formally refer to that neighborhood as Unir II (“unite”), but to many of…
At least 22 killed in strike on makeshift mosque in Gaza City camp, hospital official says
At least 22 people were killed in a strike Saturday that hit a makeshift mosque in a displacement camp in west Gaza City, according to an official at the hospital…
Israel says Hamas commander killed in southern Gaza strike but fate of military chief unclear
Israel has announced that a Hamas commander was killed in Saturday’s strike on southern Gaza, but the fate of the major target, Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, remains uncertain. The…
The West finally allowed Ukraine to strike back at Russia — and it seems to be working
Bankir and his men have been trying to fight off Russian attacks along the Ukrainian front lines for more than two years. But it’s only now that they are finally…
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say, with some calling the threat to Malaysia’s emblematic animal a “national emergency.”…
As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico rethink how avocados reach American kitchens
When two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock in the Mexican state of Michoacán last month, it sparked a costly international crisis. The US paused…