Saudi-led coalition says UAE helped smuggle separatist leader out of Yemen

88d79c10 Ec91 11f0 A422 4ba8a094a8fa

Reuters Police patrol Aden, from where the Saudi-led coalition said Aidarous al-Zubaidi had fled by boat The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has alleged the United Arab Emirates helped smuggle a separatist leader out of the country after he was expelled from Yemen’s presidential council and accused of treason. A coalition spokesman said Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head … Ler mais

One million without heat and water after Russian strikes, Ukraine says

F5ca2990 Ec24 11f0 B5f7 49f0357294ff

More than one million people in south-eastern Ukraine spent hours without heating and water supplies as a result of Russian air strikes, officials have said. The attacks damaged infrastructure across the south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region – as well as in neighbouring Zaporizhzhia. Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, aimed at paralysing power supplies … Ler mais

Two starkly opposed Americas laid bare by deadly ICE shooting

2270d020 Ecc0 11f0 A422 4ba8a094a8fa

Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded second-by-second The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal law-enforcement officer is laying bare the sharp divides in US politics – and threatening to inflame an already contentious debate over immigration policy. The incident took place in broad daylight. There are … Ler mais

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

A3e546a0 Ec56 11f0 A422 4ba8a094a8fa

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from dozens of international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change. Nearly half of the 66 affected bodies are UN-related, including the Framework Convention on Climate Change – a treaty that underpins all international efforts to combat global warming. Groups working on development, gender equality … Ler mais

US halts assistance to Somalia over claims WFP food aid was illegally seized

Cffdb100 Ec6f 11f0 Aeac 3969add4eca5

The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized “donor-funded food aid”. “The Trump administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance,” said a US state department statement on X. The message, posted on the … Ler mais

US involvement in Venezuela could last years, Trump says

2e0fa410 Ec93 11f0 Bed4 4bc64ed151a7

Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editor EPA/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has said that his country’s involvement in Venezuela could last for years. He told the New York Times that “only time will tell” how long his administration would “oversee” the running of the South American nation following the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader … Ler mais

Ex-Ghana finance minister detained by US immigration officials

6f2dcc10 Ec70 11f0 A422 4ba8a094a8fa

Ghana’s former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in the US over issues related to his immigration status, his lawyers say. Ghana has previously requested Ofori-Atta’s extradition, but his lawyers are challenging this, saying the allegations against him are politically motivated. Ofori-Atta left Ghana last year … Ler mais

Translate »