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Bolivia launches early-morning crackdown on roadblocks outside La Paz 

16 May 2026

Military and law enforcement clashed with demonstrators outside La Paz, Bolivia, in an attempt to clear roadways that ha...

Iran war live: Tehran plans tolls in Hormuz; Trump warns of ‘very bad time’ 

16 May 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, By Faisal Ali and Nils Adler Published On 17 May 202617 ...

Two presidential campaign staffers killed in Colombia as elections near 

16 May 2026

Two presidential campaign staffers have been killed in Colombia just two weeks before the South American country heads t...

Thousands protest at Eurovision final as five countries boycott over Israel 

16 May 2026

News|Protests As the Eurovision Song Contest took to the stage for the Saturday night final in Vienna, thousands protest...

Poll shows Lula and Bolsonaro tied before Brazil’s presidential election 

16 May 2026

A new poll has reaffirmed the tight race for Brazil’s presidency this year, with both the left-wing incumbent Luiz Ina...

Latvia’s president asks opposition leader to form new government 

16 May 2026

News|Politics Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has backed opposition lawmaker Andris Kulbergs to replace Evika Silina ...

In response to Trump, Taiwan says it is ‘sovereign and independent’ 

16 May 2026

Following a visit from United States President Donald Trump to China, the island of Taiwan has issued a statement saying...

Can new Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions lead to another border clash? 

16 May 2026

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been tense since the Taliban took power in 2021. On Monday, Pakistan sum...

DRC health minister warns ‘very high’ Ebola lethality rate as toll hits 80 

16 May 2026

At least 80 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) new Ebola disease outbreak, auth...