POLITICS & POLICY

Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez at a press conference in Tegucigalpa, on January 22, 2018

US Court Convicts Honduras Ex-president In Cocaine Trafficking

A jury in New York on Friday found former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez guilty of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States, enriching himself while protecting and abetting some of the region's most infamous drug cartels.
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Map showing the extent of disputed claims in the South China Sea.

Chinese FM Blasts US 'Suppression', Defends Russia Ties

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi lashed out against the United States and praised his country's partnership with Russia on Thursday, in a wide-ranging press conference where he called the war in Gaza a "disgrace for civilisation".
The states up for grabs Tuesday, which include the giant battlegrounds of California and Texas, offer 70 percent of the delegates a candidate needs to be named the presumptive Republican nominee

Trump Set For Super Tuesday Knockout In White House Race

Polls began closing Tuesday on the biggest day of the year for US presidential primaries, with Donald Trump expected to cement his hold on the Republican nomination and set up a rematch with President Joe Biden in November.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) band performs ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2024.

China's Leadership 'Confident' Economy Will Improve

China's leadership is confident the economy will improve, an official said Monday, ahead of a key political meeting in which Beijing is expected to unveil one of its most pessimistic growth targets in years.
A communications blackout means information from Al-Jazira is scarce

In Former Haven, Sudanese Terrified By Paramilitaries

A communications blackout has made information scarce from Sudan's Al-Jazira state, which paramilitaries pushed into in December, but rare interviews with residents have detailed grim conditions in the former safe haven.

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