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Ecuador’s President will visit Peru to hand over CAN Presidency
Ecuadorian President Ecuador Guillermo Lasso will travel to Peru in order to hand over the Pro-Tempore Presidency of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) to the Peruvian Head of State, Pedro Castillo.
This was announced on Tuesday by …
Pelosi says China president Xi Jinping reacted to her Taiwan visit ‘like a scared bully’
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said members of Congress won't be intimidated by China's reaction to her visit to Taiwan and that Chinese President Xi Jinping was acting "like a scared bully".
Just because Xi "has his own insecurities,…
Multi-billionaire Elon Musk sells another $6.9bn of Tesla shares
Tesla boss Elon Musk has sold another 7.92 million shares in the electric car maker, worth around $6.88bn (£5.7bn).
The sales took place after the firm's annual shareholder meeting last week, regulatory filings show.…
Colombia’s new president Petro proposes ambitious tax reforms
The reforms are key to Gustavo Petro’s vision of building a more equitable country, with less reliance on oil revenues.
On his first day in office, Colombian President Gustavo Petro introduced a new tax reform proposal to Congress that…
UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Gaza fighting
Palestinian ambassador asks when will ‘enough be enough’ as council members express concern about recent violence.
The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising…
Donald Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Florida home
Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe.
Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was "occupied by a large group of FBI agents".…
Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga and William Ruto in tight race for president
Kenyans are choosing their next president after an intense campaign dominated by debates about living costs, unemployment and corruption.
Outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta, having served the constitutionally limited two…
Leandro Lo: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champion shot in São Paulo club
One of Brazil's greatest Jiu Jitsu champions of all time, Leandro Lo, has been declared brain dead after being shot in the head in a São Paulo club.
Lo was one of the most successful Jiu Jitsu athletes of all time, having won…
Biden tests negative for COVID for 2nd straight day, ends isolation
U.S. President Joe Biden tested negative for the novel coronavirus for a second consecutive day on Sunday and will end his isolation, his physician said.
The 79-year-old initially tested positive on July 21 and experienced mild symptoms.…
Lightning strike on oil storage tank in Cuba causes massive fire
Lightning struck a large oil storage tank on Friday evening in Matanzas, Cuba, causing a huge fire.
"We are closely following the confrontation with the fire in the industrial zone. We trust the authorities of the brave province, the…