Guatemala paralysed as pro-democracy protests run into second week
Protesters are demanding the removal of the attorney-general, whom they accuse of undermining democracy.
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Missing Irish-Israeli woman's relatives 'only have hope'
Irish-Israeli woman Kim Damti, 22, has been missing since the Supernova music festival attack.
1970-01-01 08:00
Liberia elections: Voters head to polls as George Weah faces Joseph Boakai
President George Weah is facing a strong challenge from the opposition in his bid for a second term.
1970-01-01 08:00
Will Hurd drops out of 2024 Republican presidential race and backs Nikki Haley
Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Monday that he is ending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and is endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
1970-01-01 08:00
RFK Jr. is polling high for an independent. But it may not last
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Monday that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary and will run as an independent. The move would come after Kennedy's calls for a debate with President Joe Biden went nowhere and with Biden continuing to hold a 50-point advantage in primary polling.
1970-01-01 08:00
Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
The former football star is running for a second term but faces demands for a war crimes court.
1970-01-01 08:00
Trump asks Judge Chutkan to dismiss election interference case, citing presidential immunity and Senate acquittal
Donald Trump has asked the federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith's election interference case to dismiss the criminal charges, arguing he has immunity because he was president at the time and also was acquitted by the US Senate after his impeachment.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cornel West drops Green Party bid and will run for president as an independent
Progressive scholar Cornel West announced Thursday he will run as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election, abandoning his campaign for the Green Party's nomination.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bobi Wine 'under house arrest' after return to Uganda
Police deny opposition leader's claims he was grabbed by 'goons' on landing
1970-01-01 08:00
In the country of 'machismo,' a woman will be the next president
The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a "passing of the scepter."
1970-01-01 08:00
Serbian president says reports about troop build up on the Kosovo border 'not fully accurate'
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Monday that Washington's reports last week warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border "were not fully accurate."
1970-01-01 08:00
Pro-China candidate Mohamed Muizzu wins Maldives presidential vote
Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has won the Maldives presidential election, beating incumbent President Ibrahim Solih in a second-round runoff that could herald a pro-China shift for the Indian Ocean archipelago from traditional partner India.
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