Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Americas|Environment|World

The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras

The U.S. State Department and other global leaders have denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras

Americas|World

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber

Mexico’s Senate has voted to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
Americas|News

Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul

Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to temporarily suspend its session

Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
News|Opinion|Political|World

As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym

Protesters in Mexico City are blocking the entrance to Congress over proposals that would make judges stand for election

As Mexican protesters block Congress over judicial overhaul, lawmakers head to vote in nearby gym
Americas|Political|World

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan

Mexico’s president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'

Protesters have marched across Mexico in the latest opposition to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'
Americas|News|World

EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections

The European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections

EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections
News

Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election

Employees at Mexico’s federal courts have gone on strike over judicial changes that would make all judges stand for election

Mexico federal court employees strike over judicial changes requiring that judges stand for election
News|Sports|World

For Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold

For the seven athletes competing for Haiti, participating in the Paris Games has always been about more than just winning gold

For Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold
Lifestyle|News|Sports

Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal

Boxer Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal

Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Opinion|Sports

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes
Lifestyle|Sports

Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn't finished

A record number of athletes openly identifying as LGBTQ+ are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn't finished
Africa|Sports

Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus

South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya

Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
Europe|News|Sports

Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling

Bridges along the Seine River are opening up, and police barricades are being taken down in Paris after the Olympics opening ceremony

Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling
Europe

Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics

Hundreds of migrants and homeless Parisians climbed aboard buses to be driven out of the city

Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics
Asia|News|Sports

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris

Palestinian Olympic athletes have been greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived in Paris

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
News|Political

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
News|Political

Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem

Families of the 21 people detained on accusations that they participated in a failed coup attempt appear visibly confused and anxious in the jail where they're being kept

Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem
News|Political|World

Argentina's Milei meets German officials in controversial lap around Europe

Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei met with German officials on Sunday in Berlin

Argentina's Milei meets German officials in controversial lap around Europe
Environment|Health|Science

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
News|Political

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
News|Political|World

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches
News|Political|World

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election

In Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Economy|News|World

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever

Feral cats have long wandered the gardens and elegant halls of Mexicos' presidential palace

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever
News|Political|World

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

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