Vanuatu has put its national carrier, Air Vanuatu, into voluntary liquidation, after it cancelled flights to Australia and New Zealand, leaving tourists stranded. The Pacific
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Brazil floods: horse stranded on roof is rescued as death toll rises to 107 people
Emergency workers have rescued a horse that had been trapped for days on a rooftop after severe floods in southern Brazil, as the death toll
Spanish investigation into Shakira’s alleged tax evasion dropped
A Spanish court has shelved an investigation into an alleged tax fraud by the Colombian pop star Shakira, putting an end to her legal woes
Man arrested for attempted break-in at Drake’s Toronto mansion
A man has been arrested after trying to gain access to Drake’s Toronto mansion, the day after a security guard at the property was seriously
Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur
Gruesome new testimony details one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war – the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried
Congress hears testimony on Russia’s sonic attacks on US officials in Havana
Russia has “targeted and neutralized” dozens of US intelligence agents in recent years in a covert worldwide operation using sonic weapons, a House committee heard
Nicaragua cancels Chinese plan for controversial canal 10 years on
Nearly a decade after it broke ground on a controversial plan to build a canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, Nicaragua has canceled a
UK officials under fire for congratulating ‘repressive’ new chief of Uganda’s army
Senior British government officials have congratulated the newly appointed head of the Ugandan army, a man accused of torture, in a move that has been
Brazil’s far right pilloried for Madonna outrage after figures spotted at concert
For conservative supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, Madonna’s recent mega show in Rio had seemed the perfect opportunity to score points against what
Soaring number of migrants trapped in Yemen face abuse and starvation, say NGOs
The number of African migrants stranded in Yemen, many of whom endure “horrifying and brutal” violence while trapped there, is reaching critical levels, according to