Critics accuse Venezuela’s leadership of financial mismanagement as the country is gripped by hyperinflation. Venezuela’s president vowed on Thursday to show up at the Summit of the Americas in Peru in April after he was told this week not to bother coming. Maduro has accused conservative governments in Latin America – specifically Argentina, Colombia and […]

The dollar edged down against most major currencies on Tuesday, with traders cautious ahead of testimony from new Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell that could determine whether the currency’s recovery from a three-year low has more room to run. Powell’s Congressional testimony will be his first public appearance since being sworn in as chairman earlier […]

Thousands of truck drivers and their supporters paralysed parts of Buenos Aires to protest President Macri’s policies. Thousands of Argentine truck drivers and their supporters paralysed parts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday to protest President Mauricio Macri’s austerity measures.  “Mister president, don‘t continue with policies that force the most vulnerable parts of our society – […]

A tense exchange unfolded at a major security conference in Munich on Sunday, when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again scolded Iran, which he described as the largest threat to Middle East security. A tense exchange unfolded at a major security conference in Munich on Sunday, when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again […]

Mikheil Saakashvili, a Ukrainian opposition leader and a former president of Georgia, says he has been kidnapped in Kiev and sent to Poland. Security footage showed Saakashvili being dragged from a restaurant by men in military uniforms. Mikheil Saakashvili, a Ukrainian opposition leader and a former president of Georgia, says he has been kidnapped in […]

The killing of a prominent Kosovo Serb politician last month in the town of Mitrovica highlights the increasing lawlessness in the Serb-dominated region. Kosovo is confronting increasing lawlessness in a Serb-dominated region, 10 years after independence. A political leader was killed last month in the town of Mitrovica. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons spoke to journalists […]

Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on the heels of mass anti-government rallies. But just who is protesting and why? It has been a tumultuous week in Ethiopian politics after the country’s prime minister abruptly resigned and the ruling coalition declared a six-month state of emergency as it seeks to contain mass anti-government protests. These […]

Pro-government forces targeted by attacker who worked alongside them for months, Afghan officials say. A Taliban infiltrator has killed 16 pro-government militia fighters in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. The attacker had been fighting alongside the militia for months before turning his gun on them on Saturday night, at a checkpoint in the Gereshk district. “We know […]

Landslides have become Indonesia’s most common natural disaster, killing more people in a year than earthquakes, floods or tsunamis. Every rain shower could cause another disaster, destroying lives, property and livelihoods. Indonesia’s government has warned of an increased risk of landslides, with more than 40 million people at risk across the country. Recent years have […]

UNHCR head Filippo Grandi says refugees in Bangladesh in grave danger, with monsoon season beginning in March. Rohingya refugees are still not allowed to return to Myanmar, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees has told the UN Security Council. According to Filippo Grandi, “conditions in Myanmar are not yet conducive” for the 668,000 Rohingya […]