South America: A hard road to unity
Unlike other parts of the world, Latin America is free of war. Yet it is a region plagued by inequality,...
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Biden delivers first Oval Office address, touts debt-ceiling win
The US President is set to sign into law a bipartisan agreement to lift the government’s borrowing limit, averting ‘crisis’.United...
US bars former Haitian prime minister from entering the country
Former Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has been blocked from entering into the United States, as part of its ongoing...
World Bank’s new chief asks staff to ‘double down’ on development
Ajay Banga told employees his vision was ‘to create a world free from poverty on a livable planet’.The World Bank’s...
Canada wildfires spread to new areas, prompting more evacuations
About 10,000 people have been ordered to leave a city in Quebec, amid hundreds of fires burning across the country.Approximately...
Ecuador’s embattled President Lasso will not seek re-election
Guillermo Lasso’s announcement comes weeks after he dissolved the legislature amid prospect of impeachment.Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso, who dissolved the...
Pakistani rights lawyer says he has returned home after abduction
Prominent Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir has said that he has returned home, a day after his...
Why has the conviction of Senegal’s Sonko sparked such anger?
Video Duration 25 minutes 50 seconds 25:50Demonstrations broke out in Senegal after a court sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to...
US telecom stocks hit as Amazon in talks for cellphone services
The online retail giant’s entry could cause major disruptions in US telecom which has some of highest charges globally.Shares of...
Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘strategic cooperation’
The trip next week will be the top US diplomat’s first to the kingdom since the Iranian-Saudi normalisation deal.Washington, DC...