2023

An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport’s history.

France’s Senate voted Thursday to raise the retirement age by two years to 64, as the government moves to overhaul the country’s pensions system in… Read More »French Senate votes to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 amid nationwide strikes

Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with an Israeli official saying… Read More »Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday it was dropping a bill on “foreign agents” after two nights of violent protests against what opponents said was… Read More »Georgia drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ law following mass protests

Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Follow our live blog… Read More »🔴 Live: Russia launches airstrikes on cities across Ukraine

Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed by a week Saturday’s elections to choose new governors, saying it needed more time to reconfigure electronic machines that are… Read More »Nigeria postpones elections to choose new governors after court ruling

With crucial local elections due, the enthusiasm of “Obidients” remaining on target is questioned.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, in Haiti’s capital, after gang violence threatened the safety of patients and… Read More »Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital over gang violence

The journalist and former correspondent of France 24 in Algeria, Moncef Ait Kaci, was tried on Wednesday in Algiers for “financing received from abroad and… Read More »France 24 expresses its deep concern following the indictment of its former correspondent and a director in Algeria

Bayern Munich forward Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club and Serge Gnabry added a late second as the Germans beat Paris St Germain 2-0 on Wednesday… Read More »Bayern Munich beat PSG to reach Champions League quarter-finals