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Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» SAN JOSÉ - Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
Venezuelan interim president proposes mass amnesty
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuela’s acting president has announced a push for mass amnesty in the country, in her latest major reform since the US toppled Nicolas Maduro just weeks ago.
Former prince Andrew to be stripped of last military rank
AFP, Published on 03/11/2025
» LONDON - The UK government said on Sunday it would move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining military rank.
Another President Bolsonaro? God knows
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» SAO PAULO - Brazil’s right is scrambling for a candidate in next year’s election after leader Jair Bolsonaro was convicted over a botched coup — and one of the names that keeps cropping up is that of his wife, Michelle.
At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» TENANGO DE DORIA (MEXICO) - Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing.
Trump calls for MAGA base to end 'Epstein Files' obsession
AFP, Published on 13/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged his political base on Saturday to stop attacking his administration over files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a case that has become an obsession for conspiracy theorists.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial to begin
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting on Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the “MeToo” movement to testify against him once again.
Trump purges national security team after meeting conspiracist
AFP, Published on 04/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — Donald Trump fired several United States national security officials after a far-right conspiracy theorist questioned their loyalty in a White House meeting with the president, US media reported Thursday.
Trump advisor Waltz faces new pressure over Gmail usage
AFP, Published on 02/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who has faced calls to resign over his role in the recent Yemen chat group scandal, saw renewed scrutiny Tuesday after the Washington Post reported on his usage of Gmail for official work.