President Daniel Ortega’s government has expelled the head of Nicaragua’s bishops’ conference to Guatemala, the latter’s government and church sources said Thursday.Bishop Carlos Herrera is the third bishop to be expelled since January by the government of Ortega, once a guerrilla hero and now accused of being a leftist autocrat leading a harsh crackdown on political …
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Donald Trump’s provocative choices for his incoming administration — including a TV news anchor at the Pentagon and an ally embroiled in sexual misconduct allegations for attorney general — left Washington watching nervously Thursday for who comes next.The Republican’s rapid rollout of picks for top jobs ahead of taking office in January has stirred broad …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where he will meet US counterpart Joe Biden under the shadow of a looming trade war with the incoming administration of Donald Trump.Xi arrived at an air base outside the capital Lima hours before the expected touchdown of Biden on the eve of a …
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A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war.The attacks coincided with an official visit to Damascus by Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who met with Syrian President Bashar …
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The UN peacekeeping chief whose force monitors Lebanon’s south said redeploying Lebanese troops there is crucial for any solution to more than a year of Hezbollah-Israel clashes that escalated into war in September.”The redeployment of the Lebanese armed forces is an absolutely central element to any durable settlement,” Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told …
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Migration to richer countries reached a record level for the second year running in 2023, the OECD said on Thursday, reflecting demand for foreign labour and gaps in the workforce left by ageing populations. A total 6.5 million permanent migrants settled last year in the 38 countries making up the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, …
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US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive Thursday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under Donald Trump.Biden and Xi are due to hold a bilateral in Peru Saturday — the second and final day of a heads-of-state meeting of the …
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Russia’s opposition will stage a major anti-war, anti-Kremlin demonstration in Berlin this weekend, a vital test for a movement driven into exile by war and repression, and plagued by infighting.Unable to take to the streets at home, top opposition figures hope the rally in the German capital will refresh and inspire the scattered forces that …
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s arrival in office. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said achieving “results” in nuclear talks with Iran was vital to avoid a …
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Host Azerbaijan tried to bring down the diplomatic temperature in Baku on Thursday after a French minister cancelled her trip to the UN climate talks and Argentina withdrew its delegation.While negotiators work behind closed doors at the COP29 talks to thrash out a climate finance deal, the spotlight has been largely stolen by diplomatic turmoil.France’s …
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