An area of low pressure moving along the US-Canada border brought heavy snowfall to parts of western Canada at the weekend. A weather warning has
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Uruguay election: opposition centre-left figure Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
Centre-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes tallied, ousting the conservative governing
Beijing orders investigations into local disputes after spate of deadly attacks
Beijing is ramping up scrutiny of “common” disputes such as those involving marriages and property, the justice ministry said, as the public reels from a
China unnerved by Russia’s growing ties with North Korea, claims US official
China is increasingly uncomfortable about North Korea’s engagement with Russia and finds the growing cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow unnerving, Kurt Campbell, the US deputy
Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows
Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen had been due to visit the UK between 16 and 18 October before the Foreign Office intervened, the Guardian can
Laos government ‘profoundly saddened’ by deaths of tourists in Vang Vieng
The Lao government has said it is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng and has promised justice, as tributes were
Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration
Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the Islamic State stayed under the radar
As Band Aid marks 40th anniversary critics take aim at Africa stereotypes
Forty years ago this week, a group of pop stars gathered at a west London studio to record a single that would raise millions, inspire
Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position
4,000-year-old canals used for fishing by Maya predecessors discovered in Belize
Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central America’s Yucatán peninsula. Using drones and Google Earth imagery,