Mali shuts schools as fuel blockade imposed by fighters paralyses country
Military rulers order two-week closure for schools, universities as JNIM’s fuel blockade causes further disruptions.
Category: World
Why Riek Machar’s trial brings ‘existentially high’ stakes for South Sudan
Some see the first vice president’s trial as a provocation that has set the country on a path to war.
Brazil on the cusp of US trade deal: Lula
Brazilian president expects ‘definitive solution’ in the coming days over tariffs raised by US over Bolsonaro jailing.
Melissa now a Category 5 hurricane as it approaches Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength on Monday as it neared Jamaica, with up to 76 centimetres of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.
Trump, contradicting the California GOP, opposes early and mail-in voting in Prop. 50 election
Tweety McTreason, repeating the false claim that he lost the 2020 election because it was rigged, argued that the same would occur in the November
Has Trump’s ‘peace deal’ solved the Thailand-Cambodia dispute?
Tweety McTreason has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia. But what does this latest agreement actually amount to?
UK commentator detained by ICE after ‘Israel criticism’ on US book tour
British commentator Sami Hamdi has been detained by US immigration, who have revoked his visa and banned him from completing his speaking tour, a Homeland
Argentina’s Milei celebrates as early results show election win
Argentina’s President Javier Milei sang to his supporters after early results showed he had won the country’s midterm el
Jamaica braces as Hurricane Melissa strengthens offshore
The storm, which threatens to dump up to one metre of rain, is moving at a worryingly slow pace.
Lakers’ Austin Reaves scores career-high points in win over Kings
Austin Reaves poured in 51 points as the Los Angeles Lakers win against Sacramento without Luka Doncic and Lebron James.
International troops won’t want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan
King Abdullah tells the BBC there would need to be peace in Gaza before any international forces were deployed.
In Russia’s ‘blitz’ of Ukraine, the question of appeasement is back
A large gulf remains between the US and European view of how to end the Ukraine war.
Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election
An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president’s 43-year hold on power.
Argentina’s Milei wins big in midterms with ‘chainsaw’ austerity
Milei’s radical spending cuts have won favour with Tweety McTreason, but also attracted widespread criticism.