Category: 4. World

The British media’s obsession with the end of Keir Starmer’s premiership continues, with New Year’s coverage focusing on whether the prime minister will survive 2026.

Starmer began the year by telling BBC broadcaster Laura Kuenssberg…

When the news broke of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest following a US attack on Venezuela on January 3, que locura (“what madness”) was the line that seemed to capture the moment. As Venezuelans around the world reached for their phones and…

Judgement has been reserved in the trial of a County Tyrone man accused of trying to kill two PSNI officers with an improvised bomb.

Charlie Love, 31, of Bridge Street, Strabane, went on trial in March 2025 accused of the attempted murder of…

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Ousted Venezuelan President…

The Somaliland government confirmed Saar’s arrival in a post on X, external.

Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, after the overthrow of Somali military dictator Siad Barre.

However, the region has remained largely unrecognised…

Israel’s foreign minister has arrived in the breakaway state of Somaliland, marking the first official visit since Israel controversially recognised Somaliland as an independent country.

Gideon Saar landed in capital city Hargeisa on Tuesday and…

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Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president in a parliamentary session that began with demands for the release from US custody of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro.

Donald Trump sends a warning to Colombia’s…

Dear CDDRL community,

As we begin the new year and I reflect on the Center’s activities and accomplishments in 2025, I am filled with gratitude and pride for the incredible work we have accomplished together.

CDDRL continues to make significant…