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In custody: Nicolás Maduro posing with DEA Agents following his capture by the United States.

Venezuela is the US message to China

Nonetheless, the US president has unashamedly admitted that this operation in Venezuela is all about oil

President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa’s wrestling match with Trump

South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions

Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation

Kenyan aims to be first woman, African to lead UN maritime body

Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation

Threats: Kenya burnt ivory in 2016 , and the country wants the non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles. (Kenya Wildlife Service)

What to expect from this year’s wildlife conference in Panama

Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos

Threats: Kenya burnt ivory in 2016 , and the country wants the non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles. (Kenya Wildlife Service)

What to expect from this year’s wildlife conference in Panama

Southern African countries push to resume ivory trade in government stockpiles, while other African proposals seek to protect hippos

England’s Harry Kane celebrates with Jordan Henderson after scoring their second goal

England thrash Panama to move into last 16

The rout was the first time England have scored more than four goals at a World Cup finals since winning the tournament in 1966

Toughie
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​Toughie, the ‘loneliest frog on Earth’, croaks

Unable to migrate and not enough time to adapt to climate change, the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog is extinct.

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PanamaLeaks: Scope narrows for the rich to hide offshore assets

Tax authorities globally are closing in on tax evasion and tax avoidance structures.

France to extradite Noriega to Panama

Panama’s ex-strongman Manuel Noriega on looks set return home — and go straight into custody there — after more than two decades in foreign prisons.

Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged ship MV ORNA

Somali pirates on two skiffs seized the Panama-flagged merchant ship MV ORNA after firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel.

Rising sea drives Panama islanders to mainland

Rising seas from global warming, coming after years of coral reef destruction, are forcing thousands of Panamanians to leave their ancestral homes.

Panama’s Noriega sentenced to seven years in jail

A French court on Wednesday sentenced Panama’s former dictator, Manuel Noriega, to seven years in jail for laundering drug money.

Manuel Noriega sent to jail by French judge

Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator extradited from the United States to France, is to be detained in one of Paris’s most famous prisons.

US extradites Noriega to France

The United States extradited former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to France on Monday to face money-laundering charges.

Hats off to Panama

Panama City used to be somewhere people travelled through, not to, Vicky Baker reports.

Voters approve plan for bigger Panama canal

Panamanians have overwhelmingly approved a ,25-billion plan to widen their transcontinental canal, a project that will allow the world’s biggest ships to sail between the Pacific…

Voters to decide on Panama Canal expansion

Voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a ,25-billion plan to widen the Panama Canal, a strategic waterway whose main users are the United States, China and…