
-
Iran defies US on enrichment ahead of nuclear talks
-
March quake to drive 2.5% drop in Myanmar GDP, says World Bank
-
London-bound plane crashes in India with 242 on board
-
Disasters loom over South Asia with forecast of a hotter, wetter monsoon
-
Chinese woman detained over BTS Jungkook attempted break-in
-
Oman to host US-Iran nuclear talks on Sunday
-
UK economy shrinks in April as US tariffs kick in
-
Poland coach quits after Lewandowski boycott and World Cup qualifier loss
-
Israel says Hamas 'weaponising suffering in Gaza' as aid workers killed
-
Jones tells Japan to run wounded Wales 'off their feet' in the heat
-
Shares stumble after Trump's latest trade threat
-
Japan, China trade barbs over fighter jet manoeuvres
-
122 million forcibly displaced worldwide 'untenably high': UN
-
Niger-Benin border standoff deepens as trade collapse bites
-
Ethiopia's vast lake being pumped dry
-
EU crypto regulation hampered by national flaws
-
Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'
-
Netanyahu survives opposition bid to dissolve parliament
-
US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 5 members killed in Hamas attack
-
Resilient Mathurin stars in Pacers win
-
Scheffler chases back-to-back majors at US Open
-
Australian mushroom murder suspect denies intent to kill
-
Pacers bounce back to down Thunder to take 2-1 NBA Finals lead
-
Trump unveils website for $5 million US residency visa
-
Australia 'confident' in US nuclear sub deal despite review
-
Ferrari target 'magnificent' third straight Le Mans 24 Hour triumph
-
Verstappen seeks record fourth Canada win and trouble-free weekend
-
Five of the stars missing at the Club World Cup
-
Alonso's new-look Real Madrid aiming for Club World Cup glory
-
Pacers bounce back to down Thunder for 2-1 NBA Finals lead
-
PSG's Lee pleads with S. Korea boo boys to back team at World Cup
-
India's rugby sevens venture tries to convert Olympic dreams to reality
-
Rice prices Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm
-
Asian shares stumble after Trump's latest trade threat
-
From fishing family to Big Tech: French CEO takes on Silicon Valley
-
Value oceans, don't plunder them, French Polynesia leader tells AFP
-
'Our city is not on fire': LA residents reject Trump rhetoric
-
In a Ukrainian strip club, the war is laid bare
-
London museum opens vast 'on-demand' storehouse to public
-
Trump cheered, jeered at 'Les Miserables' debut in Washington
-
LA stars react to Trump's migrant crackdown
-
Trump to flex muscle with huge military parade
-
'Terrifying': Migrants fret over LA raids, but still look for work
-
Blues out to end Crusaders home dominance in Super Rugby semis
-
Bolivia policemen killed in clashes with Morales backers
-
Brazil court majority favors tougher social media rules
-
Canada's McIntosh breaks 400m medley world record
-
Third night of anti-immigrant violence hits Northern Ireland town
-
Israel to expel French nationals on Gaza aid boat by end of week
-
Premier League 'under strain' despite record £6.3 bn revenues

Nicaragua yanks citizenship from 94 more dissidents
A Nicaraguan court under President Daniel Ortega stripped the citizenship from 94 exiled dissidents and declared them to be "traitors to the fatherland," drawing sharp criticism from a regional UN watchdog agency.
Among the dissidents is perhaps Nicaragua's most acclaimed living author, Sergio Ramirez, who once served as vice president under Ortega, who has been widely accused of authoritarianism.
Others include a Catholic bishop, Silvio Baez, and several former comrades-in-arms of Ortega in the leftist Sandinista Front that came to power in 1979, only to lose elections in 1990.
Another writer, Gioconda Belli, and a prominent human rights activist, Vilma Nunez, also were stripped of citizenship as were former Sandinista leaders Luis Carrion and Monica Baltodano and crusading journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro.
The chief of Managua's court of appeals, Ernesto Rodriguez Mejia, read a resolution declaring the 94 exiled dissidents to be "fugitives from justice."
"The accused executed and continue carrying out criminal acts to the detriment of peace, sovereignty, independence and self-determination of the Nicaraguan people," the judge said, adding that they fomented economic sabotage of the Ortega government by calling for boycotts.
"Due to these facts, the accused can no longer be considered Nicaraguan citizens," he said.
The Central America office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced its "alarm" over the action.
"We condemn in the strongest possible terms the new wave of violations of (human rights) and call on the state to immediately cease persecution and reprisal" against dissidents and human rights defenders, the office tweeted.
Since large-scale street protests erupted against his rule in 2018, Ortega has employed heavily armed paramilitary squads to crush opposition and jailed all major opposition figures.
The Ortega government freed and expelled a group of 222 jailed dissidents last week, yanking their citizenship after putting them on a charter flight to Washington.
Ortega came back to power after 2007 elections, and has steadily seized control over all branches of government.
Ramirez, the writer, who is exiled in Spain, broke with the Sandinista Front in the mid-1990s, when he founded a political movement that vowed to adhere to democratic principles.
Ramirez failed in a 1996 bid for the presidency, but has had far more luck in his writing career, winning the 2017 Cervantes Prize given by the Spanish government, which is the most prestigious literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world.
D.Sawyer--AMWN