Tunisian President Kais Saied said late on Wednesday he will dissolve municipal councils months before they were due to be elected, further dismantling the systems… Read More »Tunisia’s Saied to dissolve municipal councils ahead of local elections
An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport’s history.
France’s Senate voted Thursday to raise the retirement age by two years to 64, as the government moves to overhaul the country’s pensions system in… Read More »French Senate votes to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 amid nationwide strikes
Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with an Israeli official saying… Read More »Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Georgia’s ruling party said on Thursday it was dropping a bill on “foreign agents” after two nights of violent protests against what opponents said was… Read More »Georgia drops controversial ‘foreign agents’ law following mass protests
Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian officials and media said. Follow our live blog… Read More »🔴 Live: Russia launches airstrikes on cities across Ukraine
Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed by a week Saturday’s elections to choose new governors, saying it needed more time to reconfigure electronic machines that are… Read More »Nigeria postpones elections to choose new governors after court ruling
With crucial local elections due, the enthusiasm of “Obidients” remaining on target is questioned.
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, in Haiti’s capital, after gang violence threatened the safety of patients and… Read More »Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital over gang violence
The journalist and former correspondent of France 24 in Algeria, Moncef Ait Kaci, was tried on Wednesday in Algiers for “financing received from abroad and… Read More »France 24 expresses its deep concern following the indictment of its former correspondent and a director in Algeria
