By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY, March 9 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday rebuked calls from some U.S. lawmakers advocating military action in Mexico against drug cartels, describing the proposals as threats to Mexican sovereignty. “We are not going to permit any foreign government to intervene in our territory, much less […]

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By Kanishka Singh March 9 (Reuters) – Toronto’s school board has become the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination exists in the city’s schools and has asked a provincial human rights body to help in creating a framework to address the issue. The Toronto District School Board on Wednesday voted in favor of […]

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By Megha Mohan Gender and Identity reporter Honduran President Xiomara Castro has overturned a 13-year ban on the emergency contraceptive pill. The country’s first-ever woman leader said she had made the change by executive order for International Women’s Day, on 8 March. The morning-after pill was “part of women’s reproductive rights, and not abortive”, she […]

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By Will Grant BBC Mexico correspondent Reports from the Mexican border city of Matamoros say a splinter group of the Gulf Cartel, called the Scorpions Group, has apologised for kidnapping four US citizens last week, killing two of them, and has turned over the men it says are responsible. On their front pages, many of […]

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  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS  – The following is an advisory from the Ministry of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) regarding removal of stones from heritage sites. The Ministry of Tourism wishes to advise persons who are involved in the removal and transportation of stones being used to restore all heritage, historical sites and […]

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By Jenny Hill in Hamburg,Germany and Emily McGarvey in London BBC News Eight people have been killed and several more injured in a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting hall in the German city of Hamburg. Police say the gunman acted alone in Thursday’s attack, and is thought to be dead. They add that as […]

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By Haley Britzky, CNN CNN  —  Senior US generals issued stark warnings to lawmakers about what they described as an “aggressive” expansion of Chinese influence in South America and the Caribbean encroaching on American interests in the region. “The [People’s Republic of China] has the capability and intent to eschew international norms, advance its brand […]

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The AP Wire Major Russian missile barrage slams targets across Ukraine KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed “a massive rocket attack” that hit critical infrastructure and residential buildings in 10 regions of Ukraine, the country’s president…Read More Biden budget seeks big deficit cuts in challenge to GOP WASHINGTON (AP) — With the government at risk […]

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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZtoday SAN LUIS, Cuba (AP) — A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant. Now, Hirochi Robaina can hardly believe the resulting miracle. Robaina, one of the most recognized tobacco producers in Cuba, marvels as he walks […]

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By Dina Kartit March 8 (Reuters) – Violence and threats towards women still act as a deterrent to their involvement in politics, the U.N. gender equality organisation said, despite more women holding office. Data showed that the number of women in political leadership posts, both in government and in parliament, has improved overall, though, some […]

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