Five people have been jailed over the assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was killed by gunmen on motorcycles last year. Villavicencio, 59,
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Twelve reported dead after school in Nigeria collapses during classes
A two-storey school in north-central Nigeria collapsed during morning classes on Friday, trapping about 120 students and teachers and setting off a frantic search for
Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape in Argentina
Prosecutors in Argentina have charged two French rugby players with aggravated rape, in the grisly case of a woman who said she was repeatedly assaulted
Solitary wooden house on Union Island escapes fury of Hurricane Beryl
On the island of Union in St Vincent and the Grenadines, where the category 4 Hurricane Beryl caused “Armageddon-like” destruction, demolishing more than 90% of
App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled
An app that allows users to track trucks across China has been disabled after a scandal in which reporters discovered that tankers used to transport
China posts record trade surplus as foreign importers rush to beat tariffs
China posted a record $99bn (£76.4bn) trade surplus last month amid signs of importers bringing forward orders to beat higher tariffs on goods from the
Confrontations in South China Sea surge, raising fears a miscalculation could lead to conflict
Reports of aggressive and dangerous conduct by Chinese vessels in the fiercely contested South China Sea have surged over the past 17 months, as tensions
Family wants answers after ‘horrific’ deaths of Australian couple and relative in Philippine hotel
The family of two Australians found dead at a luxury hotel in the Philippines alongside a Filipina relative say they are praying “for answers and
Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes
Brazil’s intelligence agency was illegally weaponised during Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right administration to monitor and harass some of the country’s most important politicians, journalists, judges and
Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias
The family of Taylor Casey, a 42-year-old transgender woman who went missing in the Bahamas, said they initially shielded the media from her gender identity