2023

Anick and Destin were flown from a remote village of Muzombo to be separated.

French unions on Thursday called workers out on a new strike against a bitterly opposed pension reform being debated in parliament, but turnout was sharply… Read More »New pension strikes grip France as MPs wage legislative battle

The new docudrama is seeking to relate Africa’s pre-colonial, female-focused history.

Russia launched missile strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, killing at least one civilian, after Western allies pledged to ramp up military aid… Read More »Live: Russia fires deadly barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine

South Korea called the nuclear-armed North its “enemy” in a defence document Thursday, the first time in six years it has used the term, signalling… Read More »South Korea’s official defence document calls North ‘enemy’ again

The February 6 earthquakes that killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria could result in a loss of up to 1% of the… Read More »Live: Earthquakes could trigger loss of up to 1% of Turkish GDP in 2023, says report

World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday said he would leave his post well before his term ends, months after running afoul of the White House for failing… Read More »David Malpass is stepping down as President of the World Bank

Israel’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs convicted in nationalistic attacks of their Israeli citizenship or residency and deport them if… Read More »Israel approves law to revoke Arab attackers’ citizenship

Saif al-Adel, an Iran-based Egyptian, has become the head of Al-Qaeda following the July 2022 death of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US State Department said Wednesday.

With seven million registered voters, Nigeria’s biggest city could hold the keys to the presidential villa.