Violent protests broke out in South Africa after a court ordered the government to resume processing asylum applications. Several cars were torched and foreign-run businesses were forced to close in Johannesburg's Soweto and the coastal city of Durban.
A court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications reignited violent protests against immigration in South Africa.
A court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications reignited violent protests against immigration in South Africa.
NPR – US US authorities have filed a superseding indictment charging former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, with conspiracy to commit torture. The revised indictment also references the alleged involvement of Venezuela’s DGCIM military intelligence agency. The new charges add to an existing US drug trafficking case against the couple.
NYTimes – World The British government says it will retain its presence in occupied East Jerusalem after Israel removed its consulate.
NYTimes – US Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is recovering after a botched execution in which she survived two lethal injections, her lawyers say. She is now conscious, speaking and walking in hospital, though she had earlier been reported to have pneumonia and limited arm movement. A judge has ordered evidence from the failed execution preserved, and her legal future remains unclear.
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