Nicaragua: Ortega opponent becomes eighth candidate to be arrested
Nicaraguan authorities have detained a candidate in the November presidential elections, his party said, as President Daniel Ortega's government shows no sign of ending a widespread crackdown on the opposition. For months, the Ortega government has held back political opponents, including presidenti...
US prosecutors in 'bad faith' misled canada in huawei case, court hears in closing arguments
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou Says US Prosecutors Acted in Bad Faith and Abused Canada's Justice System When They Sued Huawei Chief Financial Officer, in Telecom's Final Arguments the extradition process closely watched by the executive In a Vancouver courtroom on Wednesday, Meng's legal team argued that...
Mexico sues us gunmakers in unprecedented attempt to stop guns crossing the border
The Mexican government has launched legal action against U. S. gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to stop the flow of guns across the border, where U. S. -made weapons are commonly used in the cartel shootings, terrorist attacks on civilians - and increasingly to challenge the state itself. The M...
Belarusian dissidents fear the regime will put them in detention camps. he may have already built one
Three layers of electrified fence. New security cameras. A military guard and a sign indicating Entrance prohibited. Windows with bars and reflective glass, on recently renovated barracks buildings. Everything empty, except the occasional security guard, deep in the authoritarian Belarusian forest. ...
Greece and Turkey fight heatwave and fires in European summer of extreme weather
Extreme heat and forest fires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day after the maximum temperature in Greece reached 47.1 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit) - just below the highest Europe's record highs. Greece is facing one of its worst heat waves in decades and the...
