When the Trump guardrails fall
We are now seeing how a truly unshackled Mr Trump uses his power. Read More
Explosions hit Ecuador bridges days after illegal mining crackdown
QUITO – The detonation of explosive devices on two bridges in Ecuador early on Wednesday was retaliation for a major military operation against illegal miners, the country’s interior minister said.…
Israel begins burying its dead hostages returned by Hamas
Thousands of mourners gathered in the military cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl. Read More
FARC dissidents hand over munitions to Colombia in peace gesture
PUERTO ASIS – The National Coordinator of the Bolivarian Army (CNEB), one of five dissident groups of Colombia’s former FARC guerrilla movement, handed over its first batch of armaments as…
Brown University rejects a White House deal for special treatment
Brown was the second university to rebuff the government’s proposal after MIT. Read More
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 16, 2025
A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Oct 16, 2025. Read More
Trump confirms CIA authorization in Venezuela
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed reports on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure…
Plane carrying Hegseth makes emergency landing due to cracked windshield
The US defence secretary was heading back to the US from Belgium when the incident occurred off southern Ireland. Read More
Mexican authorities confirm find of 60 bodies in northern border state
MEXICO CITY – The bodies of 60 men were found earlier this year in a rural area of the northern Mexican state of Sonora, which borders Arizona, the state prosecutor’s…
French court rejects Le Pen challenge to parliamentary election rules
PARIS – France’s highest administrative court rejected a challenge to electoral rules by far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday, dealing a blow to her efforts to overturn a sentence…