What’s happening in Haiti?
The recent political chaos and gang violence can be traced back to Haiti’s long history with political turmoil. Source link
The recent political chaos and gang violence can be traced back to Haiti’s long history with political turmoil. Source link
People in Gaza and Sudan face famine on a catastrophic scale, the UN and humanitarian organisations are warning. In Gaza, 27 people – 23 of them children – have starved to death as a result of what international bodies say is Israel’s use of hunger as a weapon of war. And in Sudan, the World [...]read moreStarvation: Anatomy of ‘a very cruel, slow death’ | News
Curfew will remain in place for two weeks after some 150 people went on the rampage after a teenager’s funeral. Alice Springs has announced an overnight curfew for all residents under the age of 18, after violent brawls in the remote central Australian town. Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler said an emergency would apply [...]read moreCurfew announced for under-18s in Australia’s Alice Springs after unrest | Crime News
Leftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali. A court in Tunisia has sentenced four people to death and two to life imprisonment for their role in the assassination of opposition leader Chokri Belaid 11 years ago. The sentences were confirmed on Wednesday by the deputy [...]read moreTunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid | Politics News
Farmers threw beets, sprayed manure at police and set hay alight in Brussels as hundreds of tractors sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers on Tuesday protested against what they see as [...]read moreAngry farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, cheap Ukraine imports | Protests News
United States artist Richard Serra, known across the world for his monumental steel sculptures, has died. He was 85. The artist died from pneumonia at his home in Long Island, New York on Tuesday, his lawyer John Silberman told The New York Times. Serra’s colossal works are installed all over the world, from Paris museums [...]read moreRichard Serra, known for monumental steel sculptures, dies at the age of 85 | Obituaries News
Ukraine, Poland and Georgia are the last three teams to qualify for the 24-team continental championship. Ukraine came from behind to beat Iceland in a playoff to qualify for Euro 2024, Poland secured their place at the tournament with a penalty shootout victory over Wales and Georgia qualified for a first ever major tournament in [...]read moreUkraine, Poland, Georgia: Which teams have qualified for Euro 2024? | Football News
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says Dali was serviced for ‘faulty monitor gauge for fuel pressure’. The cargo ship involved in the collapse of the bridge in the United States city of Baltimore passed overseas inspections and had valid certificates covering its structural integrity and equipment functionality, Singapore’s port authority has said. The Dali [...]read moreShip in Baltimore bridge collapse passed inspections: Singapore officials | International Trade News
Anies lost to former General Prabowo Subianto who secured 60 percent of the vote in February’s poll. Anies Baswedan, who lost February’s presidential election in Indonesia, has told a court the poll was unjust and fraught with interference, as he laid out his challenge to the outcome and called for a re-run. Defence Minister Prabowo [...]read moreAnies Baswedan challenges Indonesia presidential election, calls for rerun | Elections News
Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief Minister N Biren Singh – who belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – posted [...]read moreRohingya in India accuse Modi of double standards on citizenship law | Rohingya News