Argentina’s government has scheduled emergency sessions of parliament beginning next week to address a package of controversial reforms by President Javier Milei, who has ordered a broad deregulation of the economy. Mr Milei himself issued the call late yesterday for Congress to open an extraordinary session from 26 December through …

The image of a long haired and bearded Gerard Hutch walking out of the Special Criminal Court a free man after he was acquitted on 17 April 2023 of the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel on 5 February 2016 has become iconic. The 60-year-old walked quickly up …

Yemen’s warring parties have committed to a new ceasefire and agreed to engage in a United Nations-led peace process to end the war. The announcement by the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, marks the latest step to end the nine-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands of …

The singer and bassist, Laura Lynch of the Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, has died following a two-vehicle collision in the US state of Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the 65-year-old was killed in the crash which happened outside of El Paso. Authorities said the incident occurred …