Jonathan Ditchburn

Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo who faces charges of corruption has been arrested in the US. An extradition request issued in March 2018 and he was arrested on a recent visit to Stanford University, near […]

Turkey’s president condemns the “heinous attack”, in which an Iraqi civilian was also killed.
BBC News – Europe

Hashem Abedi is set to appear in a UK court charged with killing 22 in the 2017 attack, police say.
BBC News – UK

Mexican Drug Lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years and also fined an eye-watering $10bn. El Chapo who is now 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug t […]

After more than 30 years of military rule, Sudan may finally be nearing a return to civilian governing after the ruling military council and opposition leaders signed a power-sharing accord. The country was […]

The airline also says it could close bases and axe summer flights next year.
BBC News – Business

Recent breaches of the landmark 2015 agreement are reversible, the bloc’s foreign policy chief says.
BBC News – Middle East

The White House is seeking to limit Central American migrants’ ability to claim asylum in the US.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Some of the groups investigated in Italy are said to be linked to militia units in eastern Ukraine.
BBC News – Europe

A “Fat Controller” figure should lead operations, says the man tasked with improving the railways.
BBC News – UK

The group attacked by the president in tweets widely called racist dismiss them as a distraction.
BBC News – US & Canada

Former South Africa footballer Marc Batchelor is shot dead near his home in Johannesburg.
BBC News – Africa

According to the latest leaked documents as we suspected Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran Nuclear deal purely because it was brokered by his predecessor President Obama. This is what ex American Ambassador Sir […]

Colombia’s Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah win the Wimbledon men’s doubles title with a thrilling five-set victory in almost five hours.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Yellow-vest protesters formed barricades and lit fires after the annual military event in Paris.
BBC News – Europe

England win the men’s World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand in a super over in one of the most incredible games in cricket history.
BBC News – UK

The US president is accused of racism as he allegedly targets four Democratic representatives.
BBC News – US & Canada

Riyad Mahrez scores a stunning free-kick in injury time as Algeria beat Nigeria to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final.
BBC News – Africa

Landlords can decide to rule out tenants with children when letting a home, but some say that is unfair.
BBC News – Business

It said the couple’s children would suffer if they stayed in Syria, in Germany’s first such ruling.
BBC News – Middle East