Wednesday January 22nd, 2025 1:02PM

AP World News

Calls for reparations for Britain's slave trade are rooted in dark legacy
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies
12:54PM ( 2 months ago )
Ecuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering the levels of water for the key hydroelectric plants, the source of more than 70% of the country's electricity
12:25PM ( 2 months ago )
One of 3 judges weighing request for ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and others is replaced
The presiding judge of an International Criminal Court panel considering a request to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and senior Hamas leaders has been replaced on medical grounds
11:22AM ( 2 months ago )
The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas
The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas
10:38AM ( 2 months ago )
Hard-right Dutch government approves unprecedented package of measures to control migration
The hard-right Dutch government has announced tough measures aimed at reining in asylum requests
10:26AM ( 2 months ago )
Criminals may be leveraging climate change as record acreage burns in Brazil's Amazon
Brazil’s Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before
8:36AM ( 2 months ago )
New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland
8:34AM ( 2 months ago )
Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980s
8:11AM ( 2 months ago )
An Israeli airstrike on a guesthouse for journalists in southern Lebanon kills 3
An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war
8:06AM ( 2 months ago )
An Israeli airstrike killed journalists covering the war in Lebanon as they slept
An Israeli airstrike that hit a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon has killed three journalists who were covering the Israel-Hezbollah war
8:06AM ( 2 months ago )