2023

People identifying as gay or a sexual minority could face lengthy prison terms if it becomes law.

More than 530 people have been killed this year in gang violence in Haiti, the United Nations said Tuesday, with many killed by snipers shooting… Read More »UN: gang related violence has killed more than 530 in Haiti this year

New York, 21 March — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment… Read More »Press release: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women join forces for gender equality

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday that the country would hold a general election in May, as his government faces widespread anger over a… Read More »Greek prime minister announces general elections in May after rail disaster

After the French government this week survived two no-confidence votes sparked by the use of special executive power to push pension reforms through parliament, President… Read More »Protests, appeals, referendum: What’s next for France’s pension reform?

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is being sued by French language purists for only translating its signs into English.

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside… Read More »Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

Saudi Arabia, home of the holiest shrines in Islam in Mecca and Medina, has announced that the fasting month of Ramadan will start on Thursday.

More than 400 rebels in Chad were handed life sentences on Tuesday following the death of former ruler Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed in… Read More »Chad jails more than 400 rebels for life after death of former ruler

Up to 200mm of rain could hit areas which have been suffering one of the worst droughts in history.