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Nicaragua confirms death in custody of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera 

31 May 2026

Brooklyn Rivera, an Indigenous leader, politician and activist, has died at age 73 after years in Nicaraguan state custo...

Newark mayor imposes curfew at Delaney Hall immigration detention centre 

31 May 2026

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark in New Jersey, has imposed a curfew on the area surrounding Delaney Hall, the immigratio...

US Congress moves to deepen military ties with Israel: Why it matters 

31 May 2026

Lawmakers in the United States are quietly advancing a proposal that could deepen military ties between the US and Israe...

US measure to deepen Israel military cooperation faces bipartisan pushback 

31 May 2026

Two lawmakers in the United States Congress are pushing to repeal a section in an upcoming defence budget that would dee...

Dozens killed in blast at explosives depot in northeastern Myanmar 

31 May 2026

Dozens of people have been killed in an explosion in northeast Myanmar near the border with China, local media and a reb...

Iran ⁠restores some gas production at South Pars facility 

31 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gasfield, the ...

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained 

31 May 2026

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in t...

Rescuers race to save two people still trapped in cave in Laos 

31 May 2026

Heavy rains have threatened to delay the search for two people who remain missing in a flooded cave in Laos, after five ...

Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor 

31 May 2026

Polls have opened in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election, in which a left-wing lawmaker, an independen...

Iran reinstates some internet access but restrictions remain for most 

31 May 2026

Tehran, Iran – Authorities in Iran have reinstated some internet access three months after taking the country offline ...