President Nicolás Maduro said he had ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing the owner, Elon Musk, of using the social
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Friday briefing: What next for Venezuela as disputed election sparks protests against Nicolás Maduro
Good morning. It is 12 days since elections took place in Venezuela, but there is still no consensus on the winner. The incumbent president, Nicolás
Japan’s PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue ‘megaquake’ warning
Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has cancelled a visit to central Asia this weekend after experts warned that the risk of a “megaquake” occurring off
China lists Taiwanese independence supporters it wants people to denounce
China’s government has called for people to denounce “diehard secessionists” and give information about their “criminal activities” as it intensifies its legal and rhetorical intimidation
Mpox outbreak puts Africa on brink of official public health emergency
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the agency is likely to declare a continental public health emergency
Miss South Africa contestant withdraws after mother is accused of identity theft
A South African beauty pageant contestant has withdrawn from the competition after the government accused her mother of fraud and identity theft, following questions over
Aukus pact will turn Australia into ‘51st state’ of the US, says Paul Keating
Australia’s participation in the Aukus defence pact risks handing military control of the country to Washington and becoming the “51st state of the United States”,
‘A climate of terror’: Maduro cracks down on Venezuelans protesting contested election win
Cristina Ramírez was readying her sofa bed in Buenos Aires for the arrival of her friend visiting from Venezuela when she received a text message
US judge derails Mexico’s $10bn trafficking suit against US gunmakers
A US judge has dismissed much of Mexico’s unprecedented $10bn lawsuit seeking to hold US gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to
Miss South Africa contest in turmoil as finalist’s mother accused of fraud
South Africa’s national beauty pageant has been thrown into turmoil, after the government accused the mother of a contestant who suffered a torrent of online