
Nicaraguan leader proposes extending presidential term by another year
It is not the first time the constitution has been amended to allow Daniel Ortega, 80, to stay in power for longer.
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It is not the first time the constitution has been amended to allow Daniel Ortega, 80, to stay in power for longer.

The 70 year old has been in detention since November 2024 and faces treason charges, which he denies.

Saltburn's amateur cricketer at centre of cheating allegations that grabbed global headlines is suspended by club.

The US military says it launched a "heavy" attack on Iran in retaliation for attempted Iranian ballistic missile strikes on American forces.

Gaza’s collapsing health system leaves dialysis patients, amputees and trauma survivors without vital care.

The US has bombed multiple cities across southern Iran in what Central Command described as a ‘heavy wave of strikes’.

Bolivia's former president is being investigated 'for armed uprising' against the state, among other things.

Emergency services have rescued more than 100 tourists, trapped by a snowstorm in Argentina.
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