Category: World
Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift
Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed to restore diplomatic representation in their respective capitals, more than a year after Somalia severed ties over a sea access [more…]
Court ruling on Belgium’s conduct in colonial Africa hailed as turning point
A historic court ruling that found Belgium guilty of crimes against humanity during its colonial rule of central Africa has been hailed as a turning [more…]
Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer [more…]
Sudan’s army recaptures Wad Madani from rebel Rapid Support Forces
Sudan’s military and its allies have taken back a strategic city from the rebel Rapid Support Forces, officials said. The recapture of Wad Madani, the [more…]
Venezuelan opposition candidate accuses Nicolás Maduro of coup
The man widely believed to be the real victor of last year’s presidential election in Venezuela has accused Nicolás Maduro of staging a coup and [more…]
Black boxes on crashed South Korean plane cut out before impact, inquiry finds
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea in December, killing 179 people, stopped recording about four [more…]
Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants
The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield [more…]
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in amid outrage over alleged election theft
Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has been sworn in for a third term despite domestic outrage and a chorus of international condemnation at his alleged [more…]
South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers
South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in Johannesburg after the group broke a window and burglar bar to [more…]
Kenya court rules that criminalising attempted suicide is unconstitutional
A Kenyan judge has declared as unconstitutional sections of the country’s laws that criminalise attempted suicide. In a landmark ruling on Thursday, Judge Lawrence Mugambi [more…]