Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has officially won the elections in his country. The director, who is about to start his fourth term, had at least 39 prominent opposition members arrested in the run-up to the elections on Sunday. According to the official results, Ortega won the election by about three-quarters of the vote. But according to independent observers and members …

Two prisoners on death row in Japan have indicted the country because death row inmates are told only a short time in advance that they will be executed. According to the complainants, this is “inhumane” and “illegal”, as it does not give death row inmates time to object to the execution order. The two therefore want this use to be …

Hamdullah Mokhlis, a major commander in the Taliban forces in Kabul, is one of the victims of the Islamic State attack on Tuesday at the largest military hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Taliban confirmed Wednesday. Mokhlis was a member of the Haqqani network, which describes the United States as a terrorist, and of Special Taliban forces known as …

Vaccinated tourists are welcome back in Israel from 1 November. The government of the country announced on Wednesday that it will open the borders to travellers from all countries who can present a vaccination certificate that is up to six months old. In August and September, Israel experienced a significant increase in the number of infections, with more than ten …

Islamic State (IS) has claimed the attack on a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday afternoon. A statement issued late on Friday evening by the terrorist organization states that two of its supporters shot the guards of the mosque and then blew themselves up in the midst of hundreds of believers. The attack killed at least …

The United States has discreetly sent military personnel to Taiwan to train local ground forces. The island needs to be better prepared for possible aggression by China, reports The Wall Street Journal, which relies on anonymous US sources. Insiders have also confirmed the message to other international media. The newspaper reports that the training mission is being carried out by …

China does not allow airlines in the country to buy American-made aircraft for tens of billions of dollars. That accusation was made by US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. According to her, Beijing does not comply with commitments to buy US goods as part of 2020 trade agreements. That agreement was concluded with the previous government led by Donald Trump. …

The Chinese government is restricting abortion. There is an urgent need to reduce the number of pregnancies broken down after fourteen weeks for ‘non-medical reasons’. The Chinese government announced this on Monday. The official reason for the abortion restriction is the health of Chinese women, who relatively often undergo abortion as a ‘contraceptive’. Every year, an average of 10 million …

The Facebook account of former President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has been hacked. That’s what he says in a tweet on Monday. Hackers are said to have posted messages on the Facebook account of 72-year-old Ghani asking for support for the Taliban, writes Alarabiya News. The Taliban should be “approached friendly” and the international community should” communicate with the current …

The United States and the European Union would work together to limit the growing power of large tech companies. The parties may wish to adopt a uniform approach to this in the future. The collaboration is expected to be announced next week at a meeting on technology, climate, trade and supply chains. It will take place on September 29 in …