Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

At least 120 people, the majority of them police officers, were injured on Saturday as thousands marched through Mexico City in protest against the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The demonstration, initially organised by members of Generation Z, drew significant support from older citizens aligned with opposition parties. What began as a peaceful mobilisation descended into violence after a group of hooded individuals clashed with security forces. Mexico City’s security chief, Pablo Vázquez, reported that 100 police officers sustained injuries, with 40 requiring hospital treatment for bruises and cuts. Twenty protesters were also hurt during the confrontation. “For many hours,…

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A decorated United States Army veteran who served two tours in Iraq has been deported from an immigration detention facility in Arizona, leaving his family and legal team in turmoil over his whereabouts. Jose Barco, a Venezuelan-born veteran whose family fled Cuba as refugees, was removed from the Florence detention centre at 4am on Friday, according to Arizona state representative Raquel Terán, who spoke to Fox 10 Phoenix. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) later confirmed that Barco had been deported to Nogales, Mexico. However, Barco’s family said they had not received confirmation of his arrival. In a statement released on…

Mexico has been thrust into a national reckoning on sexual violence following the public groping of President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City, an incident that has prompted swift political action and reignited debate over how best to tackle abuse that remains widespread across the country. The assault, captured on video, showed a seemingly intoxicated man attempting to kiss the president and reaching for her breasts as she walked through the capital. The footage provoked outrage across Mexico, with many women noting that if even the head of state could be subjected to such behaviour, it underscored the vulnerability faced daily…

British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Joe Lewis, is to be pardoned by President Donald Trump following his 2024 conviction for insider trading. Lewis, 88, was fined $5 million (£3.8 million) and handed three years’ probation by a New York judge last year after admitting his role in what prosecutors described as a “brazen” scheme to benefit friends, employees and associates. He avoided a custodial sentence after entering a guilty plea, though his company Broad Bay was separately fined $44 million. Initially, Lewis’s legal team argued that prosecutors had made an “egregious” error in charging him…

Hundreds of residents in Weatherford, Oklahoma, were forced to evacuate their homes late on Wednesday evening after a tanker truck began leaking anhydrous ammonia in a hotel car park, releasing a dangerous plume of gas into the surrounding area. Authorities confirmed that the incident left dozens of people suffering from respiratory distress and prompted widespread emergency measures across the town. The leak was first reported shortly before 10pm, when emergency services were called to the scene. City officials stated at a press conference on Thursday morning that at least 36 individuals had been taken to hospital for treatment, while many…

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former United States President John F Kennedy, has declared his intention to run for Congress, seeking to represent New York’s 12th District in the House of Representatives. His announcement on Tuesday comes as veteran Democrat Jerry Nadler prepares to step down after more than three decades in office. In a campaign video released on social media, Schlossberg emphasised the need for fresh leadership in the district, which encompasses Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Upper East Side and midtown. “This district should have a representative who can harness the creativity, energy and drive of this district and translate…

A dramatic police pursuit unfolded in southern California this week after a woman residing at a sobriety home allegedly stole a minivan and led officers on a high-speed chase that ended at the United States–Mexico border. Authorities confirmed that Alyssa Wilson, a resident of Diana’s House Sober Living in Thousand Oaks, took a 2004 grey Toyota Sienna belonging to Nicolle Walters, the operator of two women’s sober living homes in Ventura County. Walters, 45, reported the vehicle missing on Monday, along with its keys, which she said had been taken from her house manager’s purse. “I happened to pull up…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris Appeal Court ruled that he could serve the remainder of his sentence under strict judicial supervision at home. The decision comes three weeks after Sarkozy entered La Santé prison in Paris, following his conviction for criminal conspiracy in connection with alleged campaign financing from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who led France between 2007 and 2012, was sentenced to five years in prison last month. Judges had initially ordered him to serve time behind bars due to the “exceptional gravity” of the conviction, despite his appeal…

A member of the Vatican’s Swiss Guards, the small but historic corps charged with protecting the pope, is under investigation following allegations that he directed a spitting gesture towards two Jewish women during a papal audience at St Peter’s Square. The incident is said to have occurred on 29 October at one of the side entrances to the square, where crowds had gathered for Pope Leo’s general audience. The occasion marked the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate, the landmark declaration that reshaped the Catholic Church’s relations with non-Christian religions, particularly Judaism. Michal Govrin, a Tel Aviv-based author and theatre director,…