On a hot summer night in Beijing, Lionel Messi scored against Australia just 90 seconds into the game, sending tens of thousands of Chinese fans into raptures. It was a sea of blue and white Argentina jerseys in the Chinese capital on Thursday night – and nearly all of them had the...
A Guatemala court has sentenced leading journalist José Zamora to six years in jail for money laundering, in a case condemned by human rights groups. Zamora, 66, was also fined $38,000 (£30,000) – but cleared of blackmail and influence-peddling charges. He described the charges...
Police in Uruguay say they have broken up an international drugs ring which smuggled cocaine from South America to Europe hidden inside surfboards. With help from counter-narcotics police in Spain, Portugal and Italy, three Italian citizens were arrested. Sniffer dogs had alerted officers...
A paramilitary group of Russian citizens who oppose Vladimir Putin is planning more attacks into Russia, its commander told The Observer. “There will be a further surprise in the next month or so,” the Freedom of Russia Legion’s spokesperson and commander, Caesar, told...
The Kremlin on Saturday slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to repatriate several Ukrainian commanders who should have remained in Turkey until the end of the conflict under a deal. The Ukrainian presidency confirmed that it had secured the return of...
