Day: May 29, 2023
Sudan Army, Rival Force Under Pressure to Extend Truce After Mediators Show Impatience With Breaches
For weeks, the United States and Saudi Arabia have been mediating talks.
Russia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack
A series of explosions rang out in Kyiv on Monday as Russia targeted the city for the second time in 24 hours.The latest barrages hit the pro-Western country as the Ukrainian capital was still recovering from an overnight Saturday drone attack, the bi…
Balearic authorities call meeting with Ryanair in pastry carry-on
Airline said to have demanded two passengers pay €45 each to take ensaïmada onboard with hand luggageThe government of the Balearic Islands has called an urgent meeting with Ryanair and the local pastry-makers’ association after the airline tried to ch…
Nobel literature prize fell into my life ‘like a bomb’, says Annie Ernaux
In conversation with Sally Rooney at Charleston festival author says award has hindered her ability to focus on writingAnnie Ernaux, the French winner of the 2022 Nobel prize in literature, has said she never wanted the award and that it fell into her …
The adoption of sign language is a loud win for anti-capitalism
Its new status as a national language in South Africa follows a long struggle against forces putting profit over people.
North Korea Notifies Neighboring Japan it Plans to Launch Satellite in Coming Days
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada ordered Japan’s Self Defense Force to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory.
With elections in Mexico’s most populous state, old ruling party may be nearing its end
Mexico’s former ruling party could face near-extinction in Sunday’s governorship election in the State of Mexico, the largest of Mexico’s 32 states and the last large one governed by the old Institutional Revolutionary Party, the PRI