Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has named an interim vice president amid a continuing spat with the current holder of that office. The Minister of the Government Jose de la Gasca
Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024
At least 46,843 people reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2024 through the increasingly deadly Atlantic migration route, the country’s interior ministry has said. The European country received 63,970 migrants who
Maduro government offers reward for location of exiled opposition candidate
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of exiled opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. The announcement on Thursday comes eight days
South Korean authorities halt bid to arrest Yoon after hours-long standoff
South Korean authorities have suspended an attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol after an hours-long standoff with his security team inside Yoon’s compound in the heart of Seoul. The
Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops
French military troops who have been in Ivory Coast for decades will soon be leaving, Ivorian officials have said, signalling more diplomatic setbacks for France amid local resentment that has
South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections as Jeju Air wreckage lifted
Inspections of all 101 Boeing 737-800 jets operated by South Korea’s airlines have been extended for another week, the transport ministry said, as authorities began lifting the wreckage of the
Israeli forces kill dozens in Gaza with ceasefire talks set to resume
At least 35 Palestinians have been killed in multiple Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, as high-level negotiators prepare to resume stalled ceasefire talks. Israeli forces killed at least 19
‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
Russia’s gradual, grinding advance in parts of Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk succeeded in wresting away 4,168 sq km (1,609 square miles) of fields and abandoned villages in 2024 –
One killed, four injured as barrage of Russian drones hits Ukraine’s Kyiv
One person has been killed and four others were injured when Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, military and civilian officials said, as Russia launched barrages across the
French, German foreign ministers visit Damascus to meet Syria’s new rulers
The French and German foreign ministers have arrived in Damascus to meet Syria’s new rulers, marking the first trip by top European Union officials to the country since the fall