By Rob Picheta, CNN Another day, another round of strikes in Britain. As the Christmas holidays approach, railway workers have brought the transport network to a standstill. Border Force staff are preparing to walk out. Postal workers, bus drivers and civil servants are either in the middle of strike action or threatening to strike. This
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Claudia Rebaza, Juan Paz, Sahar Akbarzai and Abel Alvarado, CNN Peru has ordered Mexico’s ambassador to leave the Andean country within 72 hours, declaring him “persona non grata,” according its foreign ministry on Tuesday, after the family of its ousted president was granted asylum by the Mexican government. The ministry said the
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver, Karol Suarez, Tara John and David von Blohn, CNN Nine-year-old Rubi Mota can’t remember the last time she was in a classroom. She and three family members left Venezuela in July with their beloved dog, Linda, in tow, making the treacherous journey thousands of miles through South and Central America in
Continue ReadingCNN By David Culver, Karol Suarez, Tara John and David von Blohn, CNN Nine-year-old Rubi Mota can’t remember the last time she was in a classroom. She and three family members left Venezuela in July with their beloved dog, Linda, in tow, making the treacherous journey thousands of miles through South and Central America in
Continue ReadingBy David Culver, Karol Suarez, Tara John and David von Blohn, CNN Nine-year-old Rubi Mota can’t remember the last time she was in a classroom. She and three family members left Venezuela in July with their beloved dog, Linda, in tow, making the treacherous journey thousands of miles through South and Central America in a
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN Four teenagers were “miraculously” found alive on an island in southwestern Australia Tuesday after drifting overnight in choppy waters for about 30 kilometers (19 miles), authorities said. In a Twitter post, Victoria Police said the group set off Monday on two stand-up paddle boards from the town of Rosebud before getting
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN The mood is hostile at an encampment outside a military barracks in Brazil’s most populous city of Sao Paulo, where Brazil’s national anthem plays on a loop and dozens of supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro mill around. They tote placards that read: “SOS Armed Forces,” “military intervention with
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN US airlines have issued travel waivers ahead of what’s forecast to be a brutal “bomb cyclone” of wintry weather in the Midwest and other regions later this week. The important aviation hub of Chicago is forecast to be one of the cities hit the hardest, with the National
Continue ReadingKHNL, CELLPHONE VIDEO AND PHOTOS FROM TRAVELERS, DANIEL K. INOUYE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CNN By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN US airlines have issued travel waivers ahead of what’s forecast to be a brutal “bomb cyclone” of wintry weather in the Midwest and other regions later this week. The important aviation hub of Chicago is
Continue ReadingMichelle Watson, CNN Turbulence on a United Airlines flight traveling into Houston Monday morning sent at least five people to the hospital, airport authorities said in an email to CNN. United Airlines flight 128 landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 5:30 a.m. local time after traveling from RÃo de Janeiro, public information officer Augusto
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN The UK’s controversial policy to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda was deemed lawful by the country’s High Court on Monday. AÂ group of NGOs, asylum seekers and a civil service trade union had questioned the legality of the scheme, which would see asylum seekers deemed to have entered
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly and Chloe Melas, CNN Angelina Jolie is moving on from her role as a United Nations special envoy for refugees, and will be engaging “on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues,” the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the actress said in a joint statement. Jolie — who has worked
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza and Tara John, CNN As Peru explodes in protest with supporters of its former president taking to streets, lawmakers on Friday rejected a constitutional reform that is needed to hold early general elections in 2023. Calls for early presidential and parliamentary elections have mounted since former President Pedro Castillo was ousted from
Continue ReadingBy Arnaud Siad and Max Foster, CNN A meeting “filled with warmth and understanding” took place on Friday between an honorary royal aide and the Black charity founder she repeatedly asked where she was “really from,” according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. Susan Hussey offered her “sincere apologies” to Ngozi Fulani for her comments
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN A tour of the Pacific region took a woozy turn for one Australian politician after he downed a cup of a traditional drink in one hit. Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was visiting the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia to celebrate 35 years of bilateral relations
Continue ReadingBy Hira Humayun, Claudia Rebaza and Caroll Alvarado, CNN About 300 tourists from around the world have been left stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu, according to the mayor, after Peru was plunged into a state of emergency following the ousting of the country’s president. Former President Pedro Castillo was impeached and subsequently
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Peru’s ousted former president Pedro Castillo will remain in pretrial detention for 18 months, the country’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday, as crowds of his supporters protested outside the courthouse and around the country. Castillo, a former teacher and union leader from rural Peru, was impeached and removed
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN Eight months since El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a war on gangs, an estimated 2% of the country’s adult population — or roughly 100,000 people — are now behind bars. Bukele’s crackdown this year, prompted by a bloody killing spree by gangs that saw dozens of people killed in March,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy, Alex Hardie and Kathleen Magramo, CNN China has removed six diplomats from Britain who police wanted to question in connection to the alleged beating of a pro-democracy protester outside of the Chinese consulate in the English city of Manchester. The move follows a request by the British government for China to waive
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza and Sophie Tanno, CNN One week into her presidency, Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte is battling to contain widespread protests that erupted after the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. She is the country’s sixth president in less than five years. Boluarte announced Tuesday the government will set up a crisis management
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