Washington, Apr. 24, (dpa/GNA) – The US Senate on Tuesday approved a law aimed at forcing a change of ownership of popular video-sharing app TikTok. The Senate…
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First seven jurors selected in Trump’s New York criminal trial
New York, Apr. 17, (dpa/GNA) – Seven jurors on Tuesday were selected in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, the first criminal trial against a…
UN Security Council fears open conflict between Venezuela and Guyana
New York, Apr. 16, (dpa/GNA) – The UN Security Council on Monday expressed its concern about the smouldering border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana. Council members called…
Trump’s historic New York hush money trial begins with jury selection
New York, Apr. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Donald Trump will become the first former president in US history to stand trial on criminal charges when jury selection begins…
OJ Simpson, NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76
April 11 (BBC/GNA) – OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76. Orenthal James Simpson…
Trump fails with motion to dismiss election fraud case in Georgia
Washington, Apr. 5, (dpa/GNA) – The judge in charge of the election fraud case against Donald Trump in the US state of Georgia has rejected a request…
Ecuador declares Mexico’s ambassador persona non grata
Mexico City, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Statements by the Mexican president on the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador have triggered a diplomatic crisis between the…
Venezuela’s Maduro passes law to annex part of neighbouring Guyana
Havana, Apr. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has passed a law to create a new Venezuelan state around the oil-rich region of Essequibo in neighbouring…
4 takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing
New York, March 29 (CNN/GNA) – Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison, a year and a half after his…
Haiti’s Transitional Council pledges to restore public order
MEXICO CITY, March 28 (Xinhua/GNA) – Haiti’s Transitional Council issued its first statement Wednesday, aiming to restore public order and protect people’s lives and…
Colombia expels Argentinian diplomats over Milei ‘terrorist’ comment
Buenos Aires, March 28, (dpa/GNA) – The Colombian Foreign Ministry has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats, after Argentinian President Javier Milei, called his…
Divers recover bodies in Baltimore bridge collapse waters
March 28 (BBC/GNA) – The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore…
Rescue crews reportedly searching for 7 people after Baltimore bridge collapse
March 26 (CNN/GNA) – Rescue crews are searching for at least seven people in the Patapsco River after multiple vehicles fell into the water when the…
At least 25 dead as storms hit south-eastern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – At least 25 people have died in severe storms in south-eastern Brazil. Seventeen deaths were reported in the state of…
Youngest mayor in Ecuador shot dead
Havana, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – The 27-year-old mayor of the town of San Vicente in Ecuador, which has been rocked by gang violence, was shot dead police…
Former colonial power France to fly out citizens in Haiti amid unrest
Paris, Mar. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Former colonial power France is going to offer evacuation flights to its citizens in Haiti as gang violence in the Caribbean island…
US accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone market
March 21 (BBC/GNA) – The US has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple which accuses the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and…
Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution
March 21 (CNN/GNA) – Peter Navarro, an ex-White House aide to former President Donald Trump, has reported to a federal prison in Miami, making history…
In Argentina, police confront demonstrators protesting social cuts
Buenos Aires, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Police and demonstrators on Monday clashed violently during protests against social cuts by the ultra-liberal government in Argentina. Officers used water…
Reports: Haitian gangs expanding into wealthier neighborhoods
Buenos Aires, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – In the crisis-hit country of Haiti, violence is increasingly spreading to the previously largely peaceful neighbourhoods of the upper class. Gang…