Haiti appoints members of transition council
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s government on Tuesday published a decree naming the members of a transitional council set to take power, inching toward stability after Prime Minister Ariel Henry left a…
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans hit by UK ticket scams: Lloyds
At least 3,000 victims are likely to have been tricked into buying fake tickets since July 2023. Read More
Canada to push ahead with digital services tax on global tech firms starting 2024
Washington opposes the plan on the grounds that it unfairly singles out US firms. Read More
UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle
UK plans to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes. Read More
UN says it still faces obstacles in bid to fend off famine in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations is still struggling to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip and while there had been some improvement in coordination with Israel, aid deliveries in…
Britain condemns West Bank killings, calls to ‘restore calm’
Britain condemns the killing of Israeli teenager Binyamin Achimair and is alarmed by the “shocking levels of violence” in the occupied West Bank after his death, the country’s defence department…
UN committee unable to agree on Palestinian bid for full membership
UNITED NATIONS – A United Nations Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member “was unable to make a unanimous recommendation” on…
London Heathrow airport border staff to strike
Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be affected for four days, from April 29 to May 2. Read More
Uncertainty surrounds US Republicans’ plan for separate Ukraine, Israel aid bills
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats said on Tuesday they would wait to decide how to respond to a proposal from the Republican-led House of Representatives to consider national security assistance for…
Venezuela’s Maduro orders embassy in Ecuador closed
MEXICO CITY – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of his government’s embassy and two consulates in Ecuador in protest of Ecuador’s detention of former Vice President Jorge Glas,…