Venezuelan journalist on life in Caracas over the past year
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks to Venezuelan journalist Tony Frangie, who heads the newsletter Venezuela Weekly, about what life on the ground has been like over the past year.
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Funding cuts hit a program in Uganda that helped pull people out of poverty
A program in southwest Uganda aims to address extreme poverty by giving people cash and coaching to help them build a sustainable income. But even the most established programs need to keep evolving.
Hong Kong’s deadly fire prompts calls for transparent investigation — and a crackdown
Hong Kong authorities say they want a transparent investigation into a deadly building fire. They also have been arresting and detaining people who question why the fire was so deadly.
Nobel officials unsure when Peace Prize winner will arrive for ceremony
Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado is in hiding, and her current whereabouts are still unknown.
These young Australians grew up with social media – what do they think of the ban?
The BBC took to the streets of Sydney to find out what young people aged between 18 and 20 think of Australia’s under-16s social media ban.
Czech billionaire becomes PM with promise to cut ties to business empire
If he honours his pledge, he will no longer benefit from the sale of any Agrofert product, from frankfurters to fertiliser.
News24 | China executes top former banker Bai Tianhui for ‘exceptionally serious’ bribery
China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported.
French feminists outraged by Brigitte Macron’s comment about activists
There has been pushback to the term used by France’s first lady to describe activists who interrupted comedian Ary Abittan’s show.
Sacked agents sue FBI, saying they were punished for taking the knee
The group say adopting a gesture used by protesters helped to defuse tensions during a 2020 demonstration.
Ukraine’s last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her “life depends on how our guys at the front hold on.”
Congress ups pressure to release boat strike video with threat to Hegseth’s travel budget
US lawmakers could withhold Pentagon travel funds until unedited video of a controversial incident is made public.
Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict
Ali Kushayb led the Janjaweed, a group whose campaign of terror led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Does Japan’s megaquake warning mean the ‘big one’ is coming?
An alert issued this week has caught the attention of a country used to earthquake warnings.
Jakarta office fire kills at least 22, police confirm
The blaze in the Indonesian capital breaks out as office workers take their lunch break.
News24 | Honduras issues international warrant for former president Hernandez freed from US jail
Honduras’ top prosecutor has issued an international arrest warrant for former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, intensifying legal and political turmoil just days after the ex-leader walked free from a United States prison.
Machado to accept Nobel Peace Prize as her strategy against the regime hardens
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia threatens Trump-brokered ceasefire
The fighting between Thailand and Cambodia could deal a serious blow to a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Donald Trump with help from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Machado to accept Nobel as fight against Venezuelan regime intensifies
As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.
CCTV shows Matisse heist suspects making off with artworks on foot
Brazilian officials say thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple before making off with the artworks on foot.
Ukrainians raise flag to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia’s advance.
News24 | 7 dead, 20 wounded in Cambodia, 3 Thailand soldiers killed in border conflict
Two more Thai soldiers were killed in renewed border clashes with neighbour Cambodia, the Thai army said, raising the death toll for Thai troops to three.