Nicaraguan police have released dozens of students and lecturers arrested in protests triggered by planned changes to the social security system.

The Canadian government has recalled families of its diplomatic staff in the Cuban capital, Havana.

Three people have died in a house fire in Australia following reports of an explosion.

U.S President Donald Trump has launched an attack on Amazon saying it pays little or no local or state taxes.

Zimbabwe’s new president is commuting death sentences for some prisoners and releasing thousands of people from prison, including most women and everyone under age 18.

Vladimir Putin has extended his grip on Russia for another six years after an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s Presidential Election, a result that was never in doubt.

The US has imposed sanctions on 19 Russians, accusing them of interference in the 2016 US Election and alleged cyber-attacks.