The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document… Read More »Niger junta orders troops on maximum alert in case of attack
FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain’s football federation on Saturday for kissing Spanish Women’s World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, and… Read More »FIFA suspends Spanish football chief Rubiales over Hermoso kiss pending inquiry
Riverside booksellers in Paris are resisting a government plan to remove their kiosks from the banks of the Seine ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games.
The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the… Read More »British Museum missing some 2,000 artefacts; director resigns
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the… Read More »Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.
At least 12 people died in a crush at a stadium in Madagascar on Friday as sports fans gathered for the opening ceremony of the… Read More »Several dead in Madagascar stadium crush at opening of Indian Ocean Island Games
Russian air defences shot down a drone near Moscow, the city’s mayor said on Saturday. Russia’s defence ministry said it also downed a drone over… Read More »🔴 Live: Drones shot down near Moscow and over Belgorod, Russia says
Outlawed in the 1960s for being “inhumane” the current president wants to bring it back.
The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family’s five-decade grip on power.
