Musk announces only verified Twitter handles will be recommended

A file picture of Twitter CEO Elon Musk. EFE/EPA/GEORGE NIKITIN

New York, Mar 28 (EFE).- Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced that from Apr.15, only verified s on the social network, obtained by paying a fee, will be recommended to other s. Musk published a tweet on Tuesday announcing these new measures that involve a reorganization of the so-called “Twitter Blue,” or verified s marked … Read more

Dozens killed as fire engulfs migrant center near Mexico’s US border

Emergency and rescue team  arrive to the fire where 37 immigrats that have died at Immigration National Institute of Ciudad Juarez, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico on 28 March 2023. EFE/Luis Torres

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Mar 28 (EFE).- At least 37 people have died after a fire broke out at a migrant center run by Mexico’s national migration institute (INM) in Ciudad Juárez, located on the border with the United States, authorities told Efe Tuesday. Efe could confirm that dozens of body bags were laid on the … Read more

Xi says dialog between Tehran, Riyadh will ‘ease tensions in the region’

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guest Residence in Beijing, China, on August 31. 2016. EFE/Rolex Dela Pena/Pool/FILE

Beijing, Mar 28 (EFE).- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, that the “successful dialog” between Saudi Arabia and Iran “will ease tensions in the region.” Xi and Bin Salman held a telephone conversation in which the Chinese president said the recent normalization of relations between Tehran and Riyadh, … Read more

Amnesty slams minority repression in India, restrictions on Afghan women

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on prior to a meeting with his Swedish counterpart at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, 04 May 2022. EFE-EPA FILE/Philip Davali DENMARK OUT

New Delhi/Kabul, Mar 28 (EFE).- India “selectively and viciously” repressed religious minorities, especially Muslims, while the Taliban rule in Afghanistan led to a “devastating rollback of the rights of women and girls” in 2022, Amnesty International said in its annual human rights report released Tuesday. The London-based human rights organization said criminal laws were used … Read more

North Korea retests underwater nuclear drone

A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the test of North Korea's underwater nuclear attack drone, in the waters off the coast of Riwon County, North Korea, 21 March 2023 (issued 24 March 2023). EFE-EPA FILE/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Seoul, Mar 28 (EFE).- The North Korean regime has once again tested its underwater drone with the capacity to generate nuclear tsunamis, state media reported Tuesday amid repeated weapons tests by Pyongyang and large-scale military drills that Seoul and Washington are carrying out in the south of the peninsula. The test of this torpedo was … Read more

Grand jury in hush money case against Trump resumes deliberations

People walk outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York while the grand jury examines the case against former President Donald Trump for allegedly making a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels using campaign funds. EFE/EPA/Peter Foley

New York, Mar 27 (EFE).- The grand jury tasked with examining the charges against former President Donald Trump – regarding the Manhattan District Attorney’s probe into his alleged 2016 payment of hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence about their supposed affair – resumed its deliberations on Monday without any indication … Read more

Police identify shooter in Nashville school massacre

A photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department that shows the private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, where a female shooter on 27 March 2023 reportedly killed six people, including three children, before being gunned down by police. EFE/Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Washington, Mar 27 (EFE).- At least seven people – three children, three adults and a female suspect – died Monday in a school shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, local authorities said. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman Don Aaron said the incident began when an armed woman entered the Covenant School via … Read more

Pavard lifts to narrow win over Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying

's players celebrate after right back Benjamin Pavard scored on a long-range strike early in the second half of their Euro 2024 qualifying match against Ireland at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.  won 1-0. EFE/EPA/Lorraine O'Sullivan

Sports Desk, Mar 27 (EFE).- A powerful long-range strike early in the second half by right back Benjamin Pavard was all the scoring visiting needed in a 1-0 victory Monday night over Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying. Three days after pummeling the Netherlands 4-0 at Stade de , Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe and … Read more

Netanyahu delays controversial justice reforms after huge protests in Israel

Jerusalem, Mar 27 (EFE).- The Israeli government has agreed to delay a planned overhaul of the justice system, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, after a day of massive protests and strikes. The right-wing coalition government’s controversial reforms have triggered the largest protests in Israel’s history, with tens of thousands of people, including opposition leader … Read more

Southeast US remains on maximum alert for torrential storms, tornadoes

A house and car were destroyed after a tornado struck in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, US, 26 March 2023. EFE-EPA/CHRIS TODD

Washington, Mar 26 (EFE).- The United States on Sunday maintained the highest alert for torrential storms and tornadoes for several states in the southeast and south, including Mississippi, which was hit two days earlier by a powerful storm and tornado that claimed 25 lives. The National Weather Service said Sunday evening that it had issued … Read more

North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul

People watch the news at a station in Seoul, South Korea, 24 March 2023. EFE-EPA FILE/JEON HEON-KYUN

Seoul, Mar 27 (EFE).- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday in a new response to the military drills Seoul and Washington are carrying out in the south of the Korean Peninsula. The South Korean t Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launches from Chunghwa county area … Read more

At least 19 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia

Sub-Saharan African migrants sit in tents outside the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to demand their evacuation to their country of origin in Tunis, Tunisia, 22 March 2023.EFE/EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

Tunis, Mar 26 (EFE).- At least 19 sub-Saharan migrants died when their boat sank off the Tunisian coast of Mahdia on Sunday, the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights (FTDES) confirmed. This is the third deadly shipwreck in the past 72 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 24, with 62 missing and … Read more