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Nov 8, 2025
Tanzania police arrest opposition party official after deadly election protests
Chadema party says deputy secretary general arrested and calls election of incumbent president fraudulentTanzanian authorities have detained a senior official from the main opposition party, Chadema, amid a spate of arrests in connection to deadly protests during elections last week.More than 1,000 people were killed by security forces during the demonstrations, according to Chadema and human rights bodies. The Tanzanian government has said these figures were exaggerated but did not give its own figures. Continue reading...
Nov 8, 2025
Guyana in turmoil after opposition leader arrested and faces US extradition
Azruddin Mohamed had emerged as a surprise contender in the presidential election and claims political persecutionGuyana has been thrown into political turmoil following the arrest and possible extradition to the United States of the country’s main opposition leader just two months after he emerged as the surprise contender in the presidential election that kept incumbent Irfaan Ali in power.Azruddin Mohamed, 38, and his father, Nazar Mohamed, 73, two of Guyana’s wealthiest figures thanks to their gold mining empire, were arrested on 31 October in the capital, Georgetown, in response to a formal extradition request from the US government. Continue reading...
Nov 8, 2025
Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight
Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include nurse deprived of natural light since January, and teenager held for nine monthsIsrael is holding dozens of Palestinians from Gaza isolated in an underground jail where they never see daylight, are deprived of adequate food and barred from receiving news of their families or the outside world.The detainees have included at least two civilians held for months without charge or trial: a nurse detained in his scrubs, and a young food seller, according to lawyers from the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) who represent both men. Continue reading...
Nov 8, 2025
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
Over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire.
Nov 8, 2025
Carney survives two confidence votes on budget, quashing fears of winter election
Minority government benefitted from opposition members voting across the aisle, paving way for billions in spendingCanada’s prime minister Mark Carney’s minority government has survived two confidence votes on its budget, quashing fears – for now – of a winter federal election.The Liberals managed to pass the second of three votes on the plan on Friday, paving the way for tens of billions in new spending. Continue reading...
Nov 8, 2025
Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures more than 400 others
A powerful tornado in Brazil's southern state of Parana has killed six people and injured more than 400 others
Nov 8, 2025
Tanzania charges hundreds with treason, issues arrest warrants for opposition figures
Tanzanian authorities have charged hundreds of people with treason over demonstrations around disputed polls last month
Nov 8, 2025
Fire at perfume depot in northwestern Turkey kills at least 6 people
A fire at a perfume depot in Turkey’s northwestern Kocaeli province has claimed six lives
Nov 8, 2025
Sexual harassment in Mexico drives women to look for rides with other women
Women in Mexico face daily fears of harassment and violence, especially when using public transportation and rideshare apps
Nov 8, 2025
Women make inroads in Pakistan as they become firefighters and barriers slowly fall
Women in Pakistan are slowly making inroads as they become firefighters and barriers slowly fall in this staunchly patriarchal and traditional Islamic nation
Nov 7, 2025
Trump says US will boycott G20 summit in South Africa, citing treatment of white farmers
Administration has long accused South Africa of allowing white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attackedDonald Trump said Friday that no US government officials would be attending the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers.The US president had already announced he would not attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’s leading and emerging economies. JD Vance had been scheduled to attend in Trump’s place, but a person familiar with Vance’s plans who was granted anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longer travel there for the summit. Continue reading...
Nov 7, 2025
Trump says U.S. won't attend G20 in South Africa, cites treatment of White farmers
President Trump said the U.S. will not have representation at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this year, citing the country's treatment of White farmers.
