Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that has been the focus of widespread environmental protests was unconstitutional. Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Monday that he chose Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill an empty seat on the country’s top court. Many allies of the leftist leader hoped he would pick another woman to replace Minister
A UK businessman has moved to a classic Spanish city for a new life after being made all but bankrupt – and now he is thriving. Louis Thomas Grier is now fondly known as the ‘Duke of Benidorm’ thanks to his legendary
French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron revealed her relationship anxieties from the early days of dating the future French leader – including concerns he would “fall in love with someone his age” after moving schools. “My head was in a mess,”
Kenya’s High Court on Thursday extended a block on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti, which is part of a multinational effort to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation. The High Court previously blocked the proposed deployment in October.
The “political leader” and chief Hamas terrorist Ismail Haniyeh was blown to pieces in a fresh strike on Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said. Video footage of the blast showed the moment a bomb erupted over the leader’s Gaza pad. According
Officials in Iceland are warning Wednesday that the likelihood of a volcanic eruption remains “high” as hundreds of earthquakes continue to be recorded in recent hours. The Icelandic Meteorological Office says since midnight, around “800 earthquakes have been measured, most of them
Iraq’s top court ruled Tuesday that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in
Police are preparing for hundreds of thousands of people arriving in a charged capital for what may be one of the largest political demonstrations in British history today. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asked for “unity” as tensions threaten to boil over between
Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a controversial media law that mandates prison terms for people deemed to be spreading “disinformation,” rejecting the main opposition party’s request for its annulment. The legislation calls for up to three years in prison for journalists