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Lawmakers in Peru have voted to remove the president, Dina Boluarte, whose term has been marked by protests and accusations of failing to stem crime. Boluarte refused to appear before Congress on Friday for an overnight hearing after a majority of lawmakers, including some once loyal to her, voted to initiate impeachment proceedings. They summoned Boluarte to appear before Congress at 11:30pm, but she skipped the proceedings that ended with 118 lawmakers voting for her impeachment.

threatened to sue ABC again over Jimmy Kimmel; demanded that the United Nations arrest someone regarding: a broken escalator (when he and Melania were forced to climb stairs like common folks), a malfunctioning teleprompter, and audio problems; ordered his Attorney General to prosecute perceived political enemies; fired a U.S. Attorney for not firing perceived political enemies; fired heads of agencies; threatened to fire federal employees permanently during the shutdown; and asked permission from the U.S. Supreme Court to fire a Fed Chair appointed by former President Biden.

The Africa Cup of Nations is, as ever, likely to be a highlight of the football season, with this year's tournament set to begin on 21 December. Ivory Coast are the holders after they beat Nigeria in the 2023 final, and they will be aiming to add a fourth title. The other big hitters - Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria and Senegal amongst them - will be in contention, but this is a significant tournament for hosts Morocco especially.

The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team, whose participation in the Vuelta a Espana triggered a series of pro-Palestinian protests that resulted in the race's premature end last month, has announced it will change its name and move away from its current Israeli identity. The decision comes three weeks after World Tour cycling teams suggested they may boycott races against Israel-Premier Tech because of the team's refusal to withdraw from the Vuelta.

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When Matt Ross took the Nepal national football team job earlier this year, he knew there would be tough times ahead. Nepal's mountainous terrain draws millions of tourists each year, but it has also made sporting progress difficult. Hamstrung by its terrain, football pitches are so scarce that the main national competition the Nepal Super League must be played over one month at a single venue: the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.

"We are very, very hopeful. We are hoping that this actually might be the last time that we convene here,"

Protesters gathered Friday at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco to demand justice for two families whose loved ones were killed by an allegedly drunk driver nearly five years ago on New Year's Eve. Troy McAlister is facing vehicular manslaughter charges for the deaths of 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt at a SoMa crosswalk. McAlister was on parole and allegedly driving a stolen vehicle at the time. His attorney is pursuing the possibility of diversion.

Lewis Siverns, 33, of Farmer Way, Tipton, West Midlands, pleaded not guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, Pc Moroni Cesario, by beating in Westminster borough on 13 September. Between 110,000 and 150,000 people turned out for activist Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom rally on that day, with about 5,000 involved in an anti-racism counter-demonstration. There had been several incidents of violent disorder, the majority of which were linked to the Unite the Kingdom event, police said.

The accession of Timor-Leste to ASEAN will be of immense benefit to us all,

A library does not belong in a place and space that is taking away from Miami Dade College's students.

A protest in the sand against Monday's meeting between US president Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The group criticised their prime minister for failing to bring back the Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza for nearly two years in Gaza Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Smoke rises over destroyed residential buildings following Israeli attacks Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Protesters clash with riot police during an anti-government demonstration Photograph: Connie France/AFP/Getty

It was a narco-feminicide!

The first thing I saw when I arrived at a protest site near the Broadview ICE facility was a pile of stuffed animals and a sign encouraging us to throw them at ICE vehicles while heckling the agents inside. This was not an official function of the protest. The demonstrations that have been held outside and around the Broadview detention facility - the central processing center for ICE's ongoing assault on Chicago, which

Around 10,000 people filled Bratislava's Freedom Square on Tuesday evening to protest the policies of Prime Minister Robert Fico's government, with rallies also taking place in several other cities across Slovakia. The turnout was smaller than last week when 16,000 gathered in the capital. On that occasion, demonstrators also heard four liberal opposition parties announce a cooperation deal. The protests are an extension of the series of demonstrations that began after Fico returned as prime minister in late 2023.

According to an analysis of shutdowns in 11 different African countries by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network (ADRN), each internet blackout deprives millions of citizens and businesses of access to information and communication tools that are essential to their social, economic and political life.

Several protest groups blocked traffic on Tuesday to prevent dignitaries, including President Trump, from entering the United Nations General Assembly on the first day of the 80th meeting of global heads of state. Photo by Dean Moses For one week every fall, New York plays host to the United Nations General Assembly, an annual summit that brings together dozens of world leaders,

When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, and their use reflects a change in how the government is choosing to deploy the aircraft once reserved for surveilling the border and war zones.