Africa

A deal was reached at COP29 to give $300 billion to poorer countries to help them manage the effects of...

Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election

Yamandu Orsi, the candidate for the left-wing Broad Front coalition, is projected to emerge victorious in Uruguay’s run-off election for...

November 25, 2024 – 0200 UTC

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Pro-Russian candidate creates a surprise in Romanian presidential election

BUCHAREST — A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu appeared in dead heat after the first...

Australia withdraws misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms...

In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’

Political violence marred Mexico’s elections this year. And in Venezuela’s presidential race, protests accompanied a contested result and widespread allegations...

November 24, 2024 – 2200 UTC

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Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state

The Haaretz newspaper called the decision ‘another step in Netanyahu’s journey to dismantle Israeli democracy’.Israel has approved a resolution to...

Trump ‘incredibly concerned’ about escalation of munitions in Russia-Ukraine conflict, aide says

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “incredibly concerned” about the escalating use of different types of weaponry in Russia’s nearly three-year...

US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump