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El General, whose song inspired Tunisia’s pro-democracy revolution, laments the return of repression.

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning and set it on fire, a source familiar with the matter and… Read More »Sweden says its Baghdad embassy staff are safe after protesters set building on fire

At least two people were killed and six people wounded in a shooting at a construction site in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland, authorities… Read More »Deadly shooting in New Zealand hours before the Women’s World Cup opening match

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki’s three-year jail term sparked an… Read More »Egypt’s Sisi pardons researcher Patrick Zaki after outcry from rights groups

Israeli President Isaac Herzog sought to reassure Congress on Wednesday about the state of Israel’s democracy and the strength of the U.S.-Israel relationship, acknowledging “intense… Read More »Mass protests are a ‘tribute’ to Israel’s democracy, President Herzog tells US Congress

Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on… Read More »Gall wins Tour de France ‘Queen’ stage in Alps; Vingegaard crushes Pogacar for yellow jersey

Twenty-seven people in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping passengers who had the misfortune of getting into their… Read More »Kinshasa residents terrified by rising number of public transportation kidnappings

Morocco’s women will make their first appearance at a World Cup after a period of investment supported by King Mohammed VI that aims to change… Read More »Women’s World Cup 2023: Morocco and the women’s football revolution funded by a king

Benjamin Mendy signed for French club Lorient on Wednesday after the former Manchester City and France defender was acquitted in a sex offences trial in… Read More »French footballer Mendy signs for Lorient after sex trial acquittal

Wildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday, as authorities braced for a new heatwave stoking tinderbox conditions across… Read More »Wildfires rage for a third day in Greece as EU allies send aid