Senegalese women’s groups and dozens of well-known figures on Friday accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of insulting a woman who has accused him of rape,… Read More »Senegal opposition leader Sonko faces backlash over ‘monkey’ comment about alleged rape victim
Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut’s port – set off by tons of improperly stored… Read More »Iconic museum in Beirut reopens three years after damages from port blast
Like many European countries, Belgium has been witnessing a crisis in its asylum system for several months. With its welcome centres and public services stretched… Read More »Belgium grapples with asylum system crisis
Emotion trumped economics in the 2023 Turkish presidential campaign, forcing the opposition to embrace nationalism ahead of Sunday’s runoff. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was… Read More »Symbolism, history and nationalism put Erdogan in strong position ahead of presidential runoff
Bodies are exhumed and burial sites are razed to make way for roads and bridges.
A police officer in the southern US state of Mississippi has been suspended after shooting an 11-year-old boy while responding to a domestic disturbance.
Sudan’s army called on Friday for reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist amid a deadly conflict with a rival paramilitary and asked the United Nations… Read More »Sudan army urges former soldiers to re-enlist as fighting persists
Serbian troops on the border with Kosovo were put on high alert Friday following clashes inside Kosovo between police and ethnic Serbs that injured more… Read More »Serbian border police on high alert amid ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
Work requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as President Joe… Read More »Biden says US debt deal ‘very close’ as default deadline now set to June 5
Bola Tinubu is taking over the presidency of Nigeria – a giant nation with gigantic problems.
