French President Emmanuel Macron opened the door Monday to experimenting in some public schools with uniforms or a dress code amid debate in France over… Read More »Macron open to ‘experimenting’ with school uniforms as abaya ban row mounts
Niger’s military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force… Read More »Niger’s post-coup PM hopes for rapid ‘agreement’ with ECOWAS
At the end of August, Ukraine declared it had finally managed to pierce Russia’s first line of defence after retaking the small village of Robotyne… Read More »Another Russian mercenary group shows discontent with the Kremlin: ‘A sign of more to come’
Two videos posted online on August 23 show Greek members of the extreme right illegally “arresting” migrants in Evros, a Greek region bordering Turkey. The… Read More »Far-right militants in Greece illegally ‘arrest’ migrants they blame for fires
Niger on Monday reopened its airspace nearly a month after imposing a ban following a military coup in July, the official Nigerien news agency ANP… Read More »Niger junta re-opens airspace to commercial flights, says national media
Fifteen countries have now qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, but a handful of places can still be claimed.
Premier Li Qiang will lead China’s delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will… Read More »Xi to skip G20 summit in India, Chinese premier to lead delegation
The UN nuclear watchdog said Monday it regretted that “no progress” had been made by Iran on outstanding issues, including installing more cameras to monitor… Read More »UN nuclear agency regrets ‘no progress’ as Iran fails to fulfil commitments
Officials say the group ignored alerts after straying from Moroccan waters, but a survivor disputes this.
General Brice Nguema, who toppled long-time leader Ali Bongo, officially becomes Gabon’s interim leader.
