1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (537+ words) Outgoing US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Sunday delivered a staunch defense of the need for the central bank to maintain independence and credibility, as it comes under assault from President Donald Trump. "Like many other institutions, the Fed…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (535+ words) A right-wing millionaire lawyer who vows an iron fist on narco gangs and a leftist philosopher-turned-senator have made it through to a June 21 runoff to see who will be Colombia's next president. Abelardo de la Espriella, 47, is a millionaire lawyer…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago  (295+ words) Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera died from health complications after nearly three years in detention and despite US appeals for his release, the health ministry said Sunday. Rivera, a 73-year-old renowned leader of the Miskito people and former member of…...

16+ hour, 49+ min ago  (545+ words) Malta's Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties. Fireworks were set off across the tiny Mediterranean island and ecstatic…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (729+ words) Israel's flag flew over the medieval fortress on Beaufort in Lebanon on Friday as it warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate a large area of the south of the country ahead of stepped up ground operations." Shelling was audible and smoke…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago  (731+ words) Japan's defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance. Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot towards a more proactive…...

20+ hour, 49+ min ago  (546+ words) Malta was to begin counting votes Sunday in an election expected to deliver a historic fourth term for the Labour government, despite concerns over rampant overdevelopment and systemic corruption. Prime Minister Robert Abela, 48, called the snap election a year early,…...

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (835+ words) US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons, as reports emerged he had sent a tougher peace proposal back to Tehran. Any tweaks to the proposal could prolong even further…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (330+ words) Hundreds of people marched in the streets of Peruvian capital Lima on Saturday in protest against right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, eight days before a runoff vote in the South American country. The protest in Lima began in San Martin…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (680+ words) Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election that will determine the conflict-ridden nation's response to spiraling violence, either staying left and opting for dialogue or tacking right towards all-out war. The constitution forbids a second term for the country's first-ever…...