PERU
Thousands protest president
Thousands of people on Saturday took to the streets across the country to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation for corruption. Carrying the Andean nation’s vertically striped red-white-red flag and signs with anti-government slogans, protesters marched toward the opposition-dominated Congress in the capital, Lima. Castillo has called those who oppose his government “reactionaries” and “the enemies of people.” Police with helmets and plastic shields launched several tear gas canisters in an attempt to disperse the crowds. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
UNITED KINGDOM
Nurses vote to strike
Nurses across the UK have voted to strike in their first national action over a pay dispute, a media report said yesterday. The strike ballot among more than 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) was the biggest in the union’s 106-year history. “Our strike action will be as much for patients as it is for nurses — we have their support in doing this,” secretary Pat Cullen said. Although counting is still under way, the domestic PA news agency reported that RCN officials believed enough members had voted for winter industrial action, which is set to take place within a few weeks, possibly before Christmas. The RCN is campaigning for a pay rise of 5 percent above inflation.
CANADA
Montreal sees record heat
Temperatures in Montreal on Saturday reached an all-time high for November, as residents accustomed to bundling up for intense Canadian winters were hit with a wave of unseasonable warmth. Montreal, the largest city in Quebec Province, saw temperatures exceed 23°C, beating the last record set for the month in 2020. Average temperatures normally hover at about 8°C this time of year. Already in October temperatures were 2°C above normal.
VENEZUELA
Caracas rejects ICC decision
The government on Saturday rejected a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume an investigation into alleged human rights violations by the country’s officials. ICC Prosecutor Karim Kham on Tuesday applied for authorization to continue the investigation after he had received “a significant amount of information provided by Venezuela to date, as well as other credible sources.” However, the government pushed back. In a statement, it called Kham’s vision “prejudiced” and vowed “to defend the truth and demonstrate the productive work of the authorities in the investigation of all the complaints of serious crimes against people” in the pre-trial chamber.
UNITED STATES
Aaron Carter dies aged 34
Aaron Carter, who won early fame as a child pop star and toured with his brother’s hit band, Backstreet Boys, before pursuing careers in rap and acting, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Saturday, according to media reports. A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department spokesperson on Saturday afternoon confirmed that deputies had found a deceased person at Carter’s residence, and that homicide investigators were on their way to the scene, but said they could not provide further details. There were no reports that foul play was suspected in Carter’s death. Carter, 34, released his debut album in 1997 when he was just nine years old.
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A US YouTuber who caused outrage for filming himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves has been sentenced to six months in prison, a court in Seoul said yesterday. Johnny Somali, 25, gained notoriety several years ago for recording himself doing a series of provocative stunts in South Korea and Japan, and streaming them on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. South Korean authorities indicted Somali — whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael — in 2024 on public order violations and obstruction of business, and banned him from leaving the country. “The court has sentenced him to six months in
The death toll from a shooting in western Afghanistan rose to 11 on Saturday, after gunmen targeted civilians at a picnic spot in Herat, the provincial authority said. Bullet marks were visible on a wall of the Sayed Mohammad Agha Shia shrine, while bloodstains marked a blanket abandoned at the scene. “Eleven people have been recorded dead and eight others wounded from Friday’s incident, with the condition of two of the wounded reported as critical,” Herat’s information office said in a statement. The update raises a toll of seven killed provided on Friday by the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs
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