France will provide special flights for its “most vulnerable” citizens to leave Haiti, the French foreign ministry said Sunday, after air links with Port-au-Prince were… Read More »France to charter evacuation flights for citizens stranded in Haiti
Simon Harris became Ireland’s prime minister in waiting on Sunday after he was elected unopposed to succeed Leo Varadkar as leader of the governing Fine Gael party.
Visitors to central Paris were treated Sunday to the sight of hundreds of aproned waiters surging through the city’s medieval streets, in a one-of-a-kind race… Read More »‘Course des cafés’: Paris revives iconic waiters’ race ahead of Olympic Games
Brazilian police arrested three people on Sunday, including a federal lawmaker, in connection with the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco and her driver, two sources… Read More »Brazilian police arrest suspects in 2018 murder of Rio councillor Marielle Franco
Authorities in Chad said on Sunday they had barred 10 candidates, including two fierce opponents of the military regime, from standing in the presidential election… Read More »Chad court bars key Déby opponents from May 6 presidential vote
More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released unharmed on Sunday, officials and the army said.
Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, and Israel said it… Read More »Israel besieges two more Gaza hospitals, Palestinian Red Crescent says
One of France’s most historic sporting venues, the Colombes stadium northwest of the French capital was the principal venue when Paris hosted the Olympic Games… Read More »For 2024 Paris Olympics, Colombes’ historic stadium regains its former lustre
Polls opened in Senegal on Sunday morning in a tightly contested presidential race that followed months of uncertainty and unrest that has tested the West… Read More »Polls open in Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.
