An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being barred from filmmaking after they showcased a movie at the Cannes Film Festival… Read More »Iran sentences filmmaker to prison for screening film at Cannes
France’s government will on Thursday hold a crisis meeting to tackle a heatwave that could reach its high point at the weekend, Prime Minister Elisabeth… Read More »Government to hold crisis meeting as France heads into heatwave
In the wake of the fires that tore across the Hawaiian island of Maui on August 8, a number of images have been circulating on… Read More »Watch out for these images fuelling a conspiracy theory about the Hawaii wildfires
United Youths Organization is one of the organizations in Africa that have partnered with UN Women to change attitudes toward GBV and discriminatory gender norms.… Read More »Tackling discriminatory gender norms in Cameroon
Norwegian Church Aid has partnered with UN Women and UNFPA to address attitudes and beliefs that perpetuate GBV and gender inequalities in several local Ethiopian… Read More »In Ethiopia, UN Women and partners fight gender-based violence by helping to change social norms and attitudes
As the World Athletics Championships approach, where might Africa shine in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy has stirred outrage in Kyiv and Paris by suggesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be ended with new referendums in… Read More »Former French president Sarkozy slammed for call to ‘compromise’ with Russia
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday elected the Socialist party’s candidate for parliamentary speaker following a closely-watched vote that augurs well for Pedro Sanchez’s efforts to return… Read More »Socialist wins key Spanish parliament vote that could pave way for new leftist govt
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived Thursday in Riyadh, his first official Saudi trip since a landmark rapprochement in March, state media reported.
Israel said the United States on Thursday approved the “landmark” sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defence system to Germany, in the country’s biggest… Read More »Israel says US approves ‘landmark’ sale of missile defence system to Germany
