A French senator was in custody Friday on suspicion of drugging an MP with a view to assaulting her, prosecutors and sources familiar with the… Read More »French senator held in custody on suspicion of spiking MP’s drink
Banks and other financiers should withdraw their support of TotalEnergies’ $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique, environmental lobby groups urged in a… Read More »Climate groups call for funding withdrawal of TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced artist Alexandra Skochilenko to seven years in prison for spreading “false information” about the army after she swapped supermarket… Read More »Russian artist sentenced to seven years in prison over supermarket protest
At least 50 people are said to have died so far with over 7,000 suspected cases.
German leaders host Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks Friday, in a highly controversial visit made more explosive by the Erdogan’s branding of Israel… Read More »Erdogan on ‘challenging’ visit to Germany despite differences on war in Gaza
The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven million people displaced over seven months, is spreading to new regions of the nation,… Read More »Sudan armed conflict spreading to new regions, warns UN
More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities across Belarus since Russia’s invasion of… Read More »Thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Belarus, says Yale research
The African music star mulls her 40-year career, which is to be celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall.
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza’s main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians… Read More »🔴 Live: Communications down across Gaza as Israel searches main hospital
