Johannesburg CNN — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted the resignation of the country’s finance minister Nhlanhla Nene on Tuesday, following what the President described as “errors of judgement.” In a nationally televised address, Ramaphosa said he accepted Nene’s resignation because of “errors of judgment” as a result of a controversy surrounding Nene’s testimony in […]
CNN — Peru is seeing some of its worst violence in decades, which erupted last month following the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo, as protesters who oppose the current government call for political change in the country. In December, a state of emergency was imposed, airports and highways became the site of some clashes, […]
London CNN Business — Rishi Sunak, Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks, took office on Tuesday with a pledge to fix the “mistakes” of predecessor Liz Truss and tackle a “profound economic crisis.” The task won’t be an easy one, he acknowledged. “This will mean difficult decisions to come,” Sunak said in his first […]
Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea on Monday announced a deal to compensate victims of forced labor by Japan during its occupation of Korea as the two United States allies try to smooth relations in the face of an increasingly turbulent Indo-Pacific security situation. US President Joe Biden hailed the move as “a groundbreaking […]
