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Felix Maradiaga, Executive Chairman, Institute for Strategic Studies and Public Policy (IEEPP), Nicaragua, at the YGL Alumni Annual Summit 2018

2021-06-09
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Nicaragua detains third presidential hopeful as criticism grows

Nicaraguan authorities have detained a third potential presidential candidate amid a deepening crackdown by President Daniel Ortega in the run-up to elections later this year. Felix Maradiaga, 44, was held on Tuesday after appearing at the public ministry where prosecutors were investigating him for alleged acts against sovereignty, terrorism and backing international sanctions

Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leaves federal court in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019

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Wife of 'El Chapo' to plead guilty to helping him run drug cartel, NY Times says

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican narcotics kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is expected to plead guilty this week to federal charges of helping him run the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The Times, citing an unnamed person familiar

Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, left, addresses Gill Gates, during a game of bridge

IRS records show US billionaires paid little in federal taxes

The wealthiest Americans – including Warren Buffett, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos – paid little in federal income taxes at times in recent years, despite soaring fortunes, according to Internal Revenue Service data obtained by ProPublica. The tax information published yesterday shows how billionaires are able to legally reduce their tax burden, highlighting how in some cases the

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on 17 and 18 Februar

China does not share our values, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said leaders of the Chinese government "don't share our values," after emerging from a meeting with

2021-06-08
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Vanuatu speaker suspends prime minister, his deputy and 16 MPs

The speaker of the Vanuatu parliament has declared the seats of the prime minister the deputy prime minister and 16 other government MPs

The President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gave his daily press conference at the Palacio del Ayuntamiento in Mexico City

2021-06-08
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Mexico president fails to win super-majority in midterm elections

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday his ruling coalition was on course to retain its control of the lower house, despite a setback in legislative elections he called "free and fair." ...

Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two at Denver International Airport in Denver Tuesday, March 16, 2021, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Kamala Harris tells Guatemalans ‘do not come to US’

Vice President Kamala Harris has told potential migrants not to come to the US during her visit to Guatemala. Ms Harris had initially offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the US. During her first foreign trip as vice president, Ms Harris said her goal “is

Out-of-service gas pumps due to panic buying after the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack at the Wawa along Air and Space Museum Parkway in Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia

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Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says

The US has recovered most of the $US4.4 million ($NZ6.09m) ransom paid to a cyber-criminal gang responsible for taking the Colonial Pipeline offline last month. DarkSide - which US authorities said operates from eastern Europe and possibly Russia - infiltrated the pipeline last month. The attack disrupted supplies for several days causing fuel shortages. According to the firm,

Mahatma Gandhi Statue at Kausani - India

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandaughter sentenced to 7 years in jail in South Africa

A 56-year-old great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, who was accused in a six-million rand fraud and forgery case, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Durban court. Ashish Lata Ramgobin was found guilty by the court on Monday. She was accused of defrauding businessman SR Maharaj after he advanced R6.2 million to her for allegedly clearing import and Customs duties

Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Christopher P. Callahan, the Adjutant General of the Rhode Island National Guard, and Col. Adam G. Wiggins, the 143d Airlift Wing Commander, welcome U.S. President Joe Biden to Rhode Island, May 19, 2021, 2021, Quonset Air National Guard Base, North Kingstown, R.I. Biden stopped at QANGB on his way to deliver remarks at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s 140th commencement exercise in New London, Conn.

Joe Biden invites Ukraine's president to White House

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden reaffirmed US support for Ukraine's territorial integrity Monday after Russian troop movements on its border, and invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters that Biden talked by phone with Zelensky, telling him "he will stand up firmly for Ukraine's

Muslim family of four killed in 'premeditated' Canada truck attack

LONDON, CANADA: A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in the south of Canada's Ontario province, in what police said Monday was a "premeditated" attack. A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest "like body armor" fled the scene after the attack on Sunday evening, and was arrested at a mall seven kilometers

Former US President Trump says Bitcoin a 'scam', calls it threat to dollar

Bitcoin plunged almost six per cent on Asian trading and was at $32,770, as of 11am in Hong Kong (around 8.30am IST) on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2021 09:51 AM IST Former US President Donald Trump has called cryptocurrency Bitcoin as a "scam". In an interview to Fox Business Network on Monday, Trump said, "Bitcoin, it just seems

File photo: CORRECTION: REMOVES REFERENCE TO TALIBAN -- The body of a militant fighter, wearing a military uniform, lies inside the Interior Ministry building after a deadly attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

50 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Kabul: At least 50 militants loyal to the Taliban outfit were killed and dozens more injured in a series of air raids by government forces in Afghanistan’s Paktia province, a top official has confirmed. Addressing reporters on Monday, provincial governor Mohammad Halim

President-elect Barack Obama speaks to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington

Obama says Republican Party has become ‘unrecognisable’ in shift that started with Palin

Expressing worry about America’s state of democracy, Barack Obama criticised the Republican party for being “cowed into accepting” positions that would be “unrecognisable and

Police officers block migrants along a road to prevent their access to train tracks which lead to the Channel Tunnel, in Calais, northern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

UK tough talk on migrants falls flat as Europe refuses to help

The UK has failed to deport more than 1,500 migrants who arrived illegally because EU nations will not accept them. Ministers brought in new “inadmissibility” rules at the end of the Brexit transition period last year, allowing officials to reject asylum claims and deport migrants to a “safe third country” they had previously passed through. Read

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 30, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate to be decided on Sunday

Israel's parliament will decide on the political fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday when they vote to approve a new government, Israel's Army Radio said on Tuesday, quoting parliamentary speaker Yariv Levin. "The debate and vote on the new government will take place Sunday, June 13, 2021 during a special session of parliament," Mr Levin, a Netanyahu

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Junta claims democracy plans making progress in Myanmar

Myanmar’s military junta, which took power in a coup d’état four months ago, has defended the way it has dealt with daily anti-coup protests and strikes that have paralyzed the nation and revived fears of a full-scale civil war. The junta-appointed foreign minister defended the military’s plan to restore democracy at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

In this undated photo supplied by the New Zealand police, a box containing a large amounts of cash is seen after being discovered during a police raid as part of Operation Trojan

Hundreds arrested after gangster accidentally distributes messaging app made by FBI

Australia's most-wanted fugitive, who unwittingly helped police arrest more than 200 underworld figures in that country alone, has been urged to turn himself in rather than be targeted for assassination by rival gangsters. Hakan Ayik, who is believed to be hiding in Turkey, has been on the run and living outside of Australia for at least a decade. He's suspected of being a

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, fourth from right, waves with U.S. senators to his right Democratic Sen. Christopher Coons of Delaware, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, members of the Armed Services Committee on their arrival at the Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday, June 6, 2021

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China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan

China has warned the United States against pursuing a trade deal with Taiwan after Washington signalled a possible resumption of economic talks with the self-ruled island. Zhao Lijian, spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, urged Washington on Tuesday to “stop any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, handle the Taiwan issue cautiously, and refrain from sending any wrong

Cable closet, Internet Service Outage, June 29 2005.

Massive internet outage: Websites and apps around the world go dark

By Jordan Valinsky and David Goldman | CNN Business Countless websites and apps around the world went down Tuesday after Fastly, a major content delivery network, reported a widespread failure. Fastly supports news sites and apps like CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times and many others. It

Kim Jong-un: apparent weight loss prompts speculation over North Korean leader’s health

‘A competition to win the 21st century’: US Senate passes anti-China bill

Dozens of children 'seized by jihadists' in Mozambique

Nicaragua detains third presidential hopeful as criticism grows

Wife of 'El Chapo' to plead guilty to helping him run drug cartel, NY Times says

IRS records show US billionaires paid little in federal taxes

China does not share our values, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says

Vanuatu speaker suspends prime minister, his deputy and 16 MPs

Mexico president fails to win super-majority in midterm elections

Kamala Harris tells Guatemalans ‘do not come to US’

Colonial Pipeline: US recovers most of ransom, justice department says

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandaughter sentenced to 7 years in jail in South Africa

Joe Biden invites Ukraine's president to White House

Muslim family of four killed in 'premeditated' Canada truck attack

Former US President Trump says Bitcoin a 'scam', calls it threat to dollar

50 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes

Obama says Republican Party has become ‘unrecognisable’ in shift that started with Palin

UK tough talk on migrants falls flat as Europe refuses to help

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate to be decided on Sunday

Junta claims democracy plans making progress in Myanmar

Hundreds arrested after gangster accidentally distributes messaging app made by FBI

China warns US against trade deal with Taiwan

Massive internet outage: Websites and apps around the world go dark

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