Senior UN officials have arrived in Kabul for talks as the United Nations chief voiced concern over the Taliban’s creation of “gender-based apartheid,” a UN spokesman said… Read More »UN’s top woman envoy in Afghanistan for talks on Taliban crackdown
The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
Jury selection began on Tuesday in a California courtroom over whether Elon Musk committed fraud with a pair of 2018 tweets saying he was poised… Read More »Elon Musk and Tesla to begin trial for alleged fraud over 2018 tweet
Most trains will be cancelled in France on Thursday, with flights also affected and Paris’ subway heavily disrupted, as part of a nationwide strike against… Read More »Trains, flights cancelled for Thursday strike over French pension reform
The alleged ringleader of a European Union cash-for-influence corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information about the affair in exchange… Read More »Suspected ringleader in EU graft probe cuts deal for lighter sentence
UN Women and a Congolese women’s civil society organization are helping women market vendors register their businesses, obtain key market support and access state services.
The story of how a coup attempt in Nigeria forced former Australian Open champion Arthur Ashe to flee the court at gunpoint.
High rates of femicide, combined with a poor track record of bringing perpetrators to justice – particularly the wealthy and powerful – have made Mexico the… Read More »Mexican mother confronts loss, corruption and impunity in a ‘femicide nation’
Boris Pistorius, Germany’s new defence minister, is an unknown on the world stage but he is an experienced politician with credentials in security and a… Read More »Germany names ‘brash’ Boris Pistorius as new defence minister
A former commander of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fought in Ukraine said he has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum in fear for… Read More »Former commander of Russia’s mercenary group Wagner seeks asylum in Norway
