Brazil 10 hours ago Brazil's Lula invites Japan's prime minister to eat his country's meat, and become a believer In Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's first visit to Brazil, he met with the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital of Brasilia where Lula urged Kishida to buy his country's beef.
Asia 15 hours ago Why did bill to stem ‘foreign influence’ trigger protests in Georgia over country's media freedom? Recent protests in the central Asian nation of Georgia have centered on proposed legislation that critics argue would erode media freedom and hinder entrance to the EU.
Belarus 1 day ago Exiled Belarus opposition leader says she hasn’t heard from her imprisoned husband for over 400 days Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, an exiled opposition leader in Belarus, said she has not heard from her imprisoned husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski for 421 days; he has been behind bars since 2020.
Europe 1 day ago Head of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party is granted early release from prison Nikolaos Michaloliakos, the head of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, has been granted conditional early release from prison; he was convicted of running a criminal organization.
Africa 1 day ago Liberia passes a law setting up a long-awaited war crimes court Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of the country's back-to-back civil wars.
Caribbean 1 day ago Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced Haitian gangs laid siege to several Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, exchanging gunfire with police for hours and burning homes as hundreds fled the violence.
Europe 1 day ago Lawmakers in Serbia elect new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by the US As Serbian lawmakers voted a new government into office, two-pro Russia officials who are sanctioned by the U.S. were reinstated; the government got backing in a 152-61 vote in the parliament.
Caribbean 2 days ago The unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti's newly created transitional council After 4 out of 7 members of Haiti's transitional council announced they had chosen Fritz Bélizaire as prime minister, council members who oppose him are considering fighting the decision or resigning.
South America 2 days ago Colombia's president says country will break diplomatic relations with Israel over war in Gaza As tensions escalate between Colombia and Israel over the Israel-Hamas war, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel.
Africa 3 days ago Arrest warrant issued for Central African Republic's former president over human rights abuses A court in the Central African Republic has issued an international arrest warrant for former President François Bozizé over human rights abuses between 2009 and 2013.