Category: World
Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters defy crackdown
Medics at two hospitals tell the BBC more than 100 bodies have been brought in over a two day period. [...]
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for AmericansThe United States has urged its citize [...]
Trump seeks $100bn for Venezuela oil, but Exxon boss says country ‘uninvestable’
Oil executives expressed caution, with one executive saying Venezuela had seized their assets twice. [...]
Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
The US will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he says, but Denmark stresses the territory is not for sale. [...]
Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m
Fewer than 100 copies of Action Comics No 1, which introduced the world to Superman, are thought to exist. [...]
‘The answer cannot be nothing’: The battle over Canada’s mystery brain disease
A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth. [...]
Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis protests
Days after the death of Renee Good, protests continue in Minneapolis and cities across the US. [...]
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack [...]
Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture
Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested [...]
Night of Swiss ski bar fire ‘apocalyptic’, woman tells Crans-Montana memorial
A woman named Marie who was in a bar opposite Le Constellation helped the injured as they ran from the flames. [...]