Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates
Costa Rica’s mega-prison receives first inmates President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose. Inmates sit on the floor after being…
Indonesian students demand action on wildfires and rising costs
Hundreds of Indonesian students protested against the government’s handling of forest fires and rising costs.
What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat?
What’s next for Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro after election defeat? The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children. Flavio Bolsonaro arrives at…
UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push
UN votes to condemn embargo of Cuba despite US lobbying push US points to increase in abstentions in General Assembly as evidence that push to isolate Cuba is slowly succeeding.…
Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in over a decade
At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid.
Putin: Russia is African continent’s best partner, not ‘colonial’ West
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of dozens of African nations that Moscow was their best partner.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite inflation in the US
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite inflation in the US Rates will remain 3.75-4 percent even as inflation continues to rise. The decision by the US Federal Reserve, the central…
Students on hunger strike in India demand restoration of student union
Students at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university are on hunger strike demanding a student union.
Five key takeaways from the UK Autumn Budget
Five key takeaways from the UK Autumn Budget The government says its policies are for the ‘working people of Britain’. The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey holds…