The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has accused Nicolás Maduro’s regime of “kidnapping” one of her key allies as the country braced for protests
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Hyundai to double hybrid range as demand for ‘pure’ electric cars slows
The carmaker Hyundai has said that it will double the range of its hybrid car models amid a wider slump in consumer demand for “pure”
Australia overcomes last-minute concerns to secure sweeping Pacific police training plan
Pacific island leaders have agreed to back a sweeping regional policing plan after Australia and other supporters overcame last-minute concerns the proposal was part of
US and UN call for talks in Libyan dispute over control of central bank
A crisis in the Libyan economy sparked by an escalating and sometimes violent contest over the control of the country’s central bank can only be
Chinese military plane carries out first violation of Japanese airspace
Japan has condemned an unprecedented violation of its airspace by a Chinese military aircraft as “utterly unacceptable” and a threat to its security. The incursion
‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific
Pacific island nations are in “grave danger” from rising sea levels and the world must “answer the SOS before it is too late”, the UN
Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens
Surging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but probably
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
Canada, following the lead of the United States, on Monday said it would impose a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles and
Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo
Brazil’s environment minister has declared her country “at war” with fire after a historic surge in blazes – from the depths of the Amazon to
Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan civil war
Macklemore has cancelled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan through