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Thursday, 05 June 2025 20:51
El Salvador: three colonels convicted for 1982 murder of Dutch journalists
Three retired colonels have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for orchestrating the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during El Salvador’s civil war. They are former defence minister Jose Guillermo Garcia (91), Francisco Moran…
Thursday, 05 June 2025 20:31
Colombia: an alternative approach to fighting cocaine production
Colombia is pursuing a peaceful alternative to its enduring drug crisis by offering payments to farmers who agree to uproot coca (the plant used to make cocaine) and replace it with legal crops like cocoa and…
Thursday, 29 May 2025 21:36
Gaza: desperate crowd storms UN warehouse, food aid still a trickle
A UN warehouse in Gaza has been stormed by desperate civilians amid growing hunger and aid shortages, resulting in two deaths and several injuries. The World Food Programme warned of impending famine, urging immediate aid expansion.…
Thursday, 29 May 2025 21:33
North Korea: strong criticism of proposed new US missile defence system
North Korea has strongly condemned the US plan to develop a futuristic ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system, warning it could trigger a nuclear arms race in space. The system, promoted by Donald Trump to counter next-generation…
Thursday, 29 May 2025 21:29
Peru: farmer’s lawsuit against polluting German firm
A German court has dismissed a lawsuit by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against energy giant RWE, rejecting his claim for damages over flood risks in his hometown linked to climate change. Lliuya argued that RWE’s…
Thursday, 29 May 2025 21:21
USA: federal court blocks Trump’s tariffs
A federal court has blocked Donald Trump’s broad use of tariffs, ruling that the Constitution grants Congress - not the president - authority to regulate foreign commerce. The decision challenges Trump's use of the 1977 International…