Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail in bribery caseThe attorney general’s office launched an investigation in March 2023, linking Moreno, his family members, and local and Chinese business partners to an alleged corruption network connected to the Coca Codo Sinclair plant. The facility began operating in 2016 and has experienced technical problems since.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/29/ecuador-sentences-ex-president-moreno-to-five-years-in-jail-in-bribery-casehttps://archive.ph/dNis8Vote to move Uribe’s massacre probe to Congress triggers infighting among Colombia’s leftThe controversy erupted after the five PH members of the committee backed a motion of Uribe’s Democratic Center (CD) party to assert legislative jurisdiction over long-standing criminal cases against Uribe, including investigations into the massacres of El Aro (1997) and La Granja (1996), and the 1998 assassination of human rights defender Jesus Maria Valle.
https://colombiareports.com/vote-to-move-uribes-massacre-probe-to-congress-triggers-infighting-among-colombias-left/GM's Canadian workers approve deal adding truck to Ontario plant amid US trade war… GM has promised to invest over C$1 billion ($720 million) in Canadian plants. That includes a C$691 million commitment to support production of new V8 engines in Ontario that was previously announced in April, according to Unifor, which represents 4,600 GM workers in the province. The deal offered Canadian workers a 3% wage increase a year over three years.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gms-canadian-workers-approve-deal-adding-truck-ontario-plant-amid-us-trade-war-2026-08-31/SACP sets sights on improved service delivery,reshape local economiesThe party briefed the media on Sunday at its offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on the outcomes of its Central Committee meeting, held from 28 to 30 August. The meeting of the party’s leadership takes place just two weeks after it celebrated its 105th founding anniversary and launched its elections manifesto.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sacp-sets-sights-on-service-delivery-and-local-economic-change/Yale researchers warn of major military build-up at Ethiopian base near Sudan borderSatellite analysis by the Yale School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) indicates a major escalation in military activity and equipment at an Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) base in Asosa, western Ethiopia, between 23 and 28 August. This buildup is believed to be linked to a potential Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on the city of Ed Damazin in Blue Nile state, according the latest HRL report, which cites Radio Dabanga among its sources, released on Friday.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/yale-researchers-warn-of-major-military-build-up-at-ethiopian-base-near-sudan-borderSouth West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows with greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset Its designated bathing sites also saw the highest number of pollution incidents and warnings, with 666 recorded in 2025 alone. Friends of the Earth added that the utility charged its approximately 1.8 million customers the highest price for water, with average bills at £726 annually.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/south-west-water-has-worst-environmental-record-england-analysis-shows-greatest-sewageIceland rejects EU accession talks after divisive referendum campaign After a long and anxious night for those on both sides of the debate, the no camp ended up with 52.8% of votes on Sunday morning and the yes camp with 47.2%. Voter turnout was high at 82.5%. … At a press conference the prime minister, Kristrún Frostadóttir, said the campaign had “raised the debate in Iceland to a higher level” while acknowledging that there were aspects that “could have been done better”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/iceland-eu-accession-talks-referendum-result Germany’s far right eyes small eastern state as springboard to national power Should the AfD win an absolute parliamentary majority in the state — current polls show them a few seats away from that goal — the party’s strategy for governing strikes a delicate balance: pursuing radical change that distinguishes the party from the establishment — delivering the political revolution it has long promised — without going so far as to alienate ordinary Bürger, middle-of-the-road citizens who don’t want the boat rocked too hard.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-far-right-eyes-small-eastern-state-merseburg-springboard-national-power/https://archive.ph/Y0jDOEight officials suspended after probe into Pakistani hospital fire that killed 14 newbornsMr Sharif issued the orders after an investigative committee headed by retired senior civil servant Shahid Khan presented its interim report on Wednesday’s fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, his office said in a statement. The fire was confined to a third-floor nursery, but officials said it spread so quickly that staff were able to rescue only one baby from among the 15 being cared for there.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/eight-officials-suspended-after-probe-pakistani-hospital-fire-killed-14-newborns CPI leader Binoy Viswam calls for unity amid tensions with CPI(M) When asked about CPI(M) State secretariat member C.N. Mohanan critical comments on the CPI, he said that neither CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby nor State secretary M.V. Govindan had made such comments. His response was similar when queried about Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan’s recent comments on the issue.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpi-leader-binoy-viswam-calls-for-unity-amid-tensions-with-cpim/article71411192.ecehttps://archive.ph/4tWGt7 Israelis arrested over alleged desecration of Muslim, Christian sites in Jerusalem In a separate case, police said they detained four suspects “in real time” after they allegedly spat at the Armenian Patriarchate compound in the Old City. The arrests come amid continuing criticism of Israeli authorities over harassment of Christian clergy and damage to church property in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli media have reported that many of the incidents involved young Orthodox Jewish men spitting near clergy members and other Christians.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2656457/amphttps://archive.ph/h3As3Iran sentences two women to death over 2026 protestsTaraneh Rahimi, 20, was sentenced to death along with nine men over incidents during the protests in a square in Isfahan that saw two people killed, including a member of the security forces, the Norway-based Hengaw group and US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said Monday.
https://www.newarab.com/news/iran-sentences-two-women-death-over-2026-protestsIsraeli forces infiltrate near UNDOF point in Tel Al-Hawa in Al-QuneitraIsraeli forces comprising two tanks, infiltrated the vicinity of a checkpoint of the UN in Tel Al-Hawa area in northern Al-Quneitra countryside. According to information, the two tanks mobilized in the vicinity of the area, with no information regarding any clashes or arrests.
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