Category: International News
Israel Army Announces Death Of Four Hostages In Gaza
The Israeli army on Monday announced the deaths of four hostages in the Gaza Strip, following their abduction by Hamas during the militants’ attack on [more…]
Kenya Finds Seven More Bodies As Cult Massacre Exhumations Resume
Kenyan investigators found seven more bodies on Monday as exhumations resumed in a forest where hundreds of victims of a doomsday starvation cult were buried [more…]
G7 Endorses Gaza Peace Deal, Calls On Hamas To Accept
The G7 group of developed countries on Monday said it stood behind a Gaza peace deal endorsed by US President Joe Biden, and called on [more…]
Mexican Mayor Killed Day After Sheinbaum Presidential Win: Regional Govt
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the [more…]
India Awaits Election Results After Deluge Of Disinformation
India’s six-week election was staggering in its size and logistical complexity, but also in the “unprecedented” scale of online disinformation. The biggest democratic exercise [more…]
Jihadist Bloodshed Fills Burkina Displacement Camps
Feebly shaded by trees in the blistering heat, desperate civilians throng a displacement camp in tents and ramshackle shelters after fleeing jihadist violence in northeastern [more…]
Claudia Sheinbaum Makes History As Mexico’s FirClaudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Crowds of flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City’s main square celebrating the ruling party candidate’s victory. “I want to thank millions of Mexican women and men who decided to vote for us on this historic day,” Sheinbaum said in a victory speech to the cheering crowd. “I won’t fail you,” the 61-year-old former Mexico City mayor vowed. ADVERTISEMENT She thanked her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez, who conceded defeat. Sheinbaum, a scientist by training, won around 58-60 percent of votes, according to preliminary official results from the National Electoral Institute. That was more than 30 percentage points ahead of Galvez, and some 50 percentage points ahead of the only man running, long-shot centrist Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Voters had flocked to polling stations across the Latin American nation, despite sporadic violence in areas terrorized by ultra-violent drug cartels.st Woman President
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. [more…]
US Rapper Nicki Minaj Detained In Netherlands
US rapper Nicki Minaj has been detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs, Dutch media reported Saturday. The singer [more…]
South Africa Set For Political Shake-Up After Historic Vote
South Africa’s ruling ANC was on track to score its worst electoral result ever on Friday, with early tallies showing voters deserted the party in [more…]
China To End Preferential Tariffs On 134 Taiwan Imports
China on Friday said it would remove preferential tariffs on more than a hundred imports from Taiwan, blaming the island’s continued “discriminatory prohibitions” on goods [more…]
